Elefante de Bosque vs Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Alticola barakshin

Key Differences

• Elefante de Bosque is Critically Endangered while Gobi Altai Mountain Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Bosque	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Cricetidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Alticola
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Alticola barakshin

Evolutionary Relationship

Elefante de Bosque and Gobi Altai Mountain Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Elefante de Bosque

CR — Critically Endangered

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Bosque	Gobi Altai Mountain Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elefante de Bosque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gobi Altai Mountain Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.