African forest elephant vs Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Dendrogale murina

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Proboscidea (Rüsseltiere)	Scandentia (Spitzhörnchen)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Tupaiidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Dendrogale
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Dendrogale murina

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

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.