African forest elephant vs Variable Dancer

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Argia fumipennis

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Variable Dancer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Variable Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Argia
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Argia fumipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Variable Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Variable Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.