African forest elephant vs Variable Chafer

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Gnorimus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Variable Chafer share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Variable Chafer
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

African forest elephant

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is a species in the genus Loxodonta. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.