African forest elephant vs Eastern Mole

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Scalopus aquaticus

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Eastern Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Eastern Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Proboscidea (Rüsseltiere)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Talpidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Scalopus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Scalopus aquaticus

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Eastern Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Eastern Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Eastern Mole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Eastern Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.