Elefante de Bosque vs ground-bean

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Macrotyloma geocarpum

Key Differences

• Elefante de Bosque is Critically Endangered while ground-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Bosque	ground-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Fabaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Macrotyloma
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Macrotyloma geocarpum

Conservation Status

Elefante de Bosque

CR — Critically Endangered

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Bosque	ground-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elefante de Bosque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ground-bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.