African forest elephant vs Waterbush

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Myoporum montanum

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Waterbush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Waterbush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Myoporum
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Myoporum montanum

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Waterbush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Waterbush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Waterbush

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Namibia and South Africa.

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.