African forest elephant vs wild custard-apple

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Annona senegalensis

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while wild custard-apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	wild custard-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Annonaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Annona
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Annona senegalensis

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

wild custard-apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	wild custard-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild custard-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Central African Republic, Comoros, Guinea, and Madagascar.

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.