African forest elephant vs winged prickly-ash

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Zanthoxylum armatum

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while winged prickly-ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	winged prickly-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Rutaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Zanthoxylum
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Zanthoxylum armatum

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

winged prickly-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	winged prickly-ash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

winged prickly-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Italy and Taiwan.

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.