African forest elephant vs Hamadryas-Pavian

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Papio hamadryas

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Hamadryas-Pavian is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Hamadryas-Pavian
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Proboscidea (Rüsseltiere)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Papio
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Papio hamadryas

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Hamadryas-Pavian share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Hamadryas-Pavian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Hamadryas-Pavian
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hamadryas-Pavian

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.