Elefante de Bosque vs Ganoderma Butt Rot

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Ganoderma zonatum

Key Differences

• Elefante de Bosque is Critically Endangered while Ganoderma Butt Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Bosque	Ganoderma Butt Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Ganoderma
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Ganoderma zonatum

Conservation Status

Elefante de Bosque

CR — Critically Endangered

Ganoderma Butt Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Bosque	Ganoderma Butt Rot
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elefante de Bosque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ganoderma Butt Rot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Norway.

Elefante de Bosque

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.