African forest elephant vs Yellow Ipe

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Handroanthus serratifolius

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Yellow Ipe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Yellow Ipe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Handroanthus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Handroanthus serratifolius

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow Ipe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Yellow Ipe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Yellow Ipe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

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.