African forest elephant vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Proboscidea (Rüsseltiere)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Heteromyidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Dipodomys
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Dipodomys ordii

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Ord's kangaroo rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Ord's kangaroo rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ord's kangaroo rat

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.