Elefante de Bosque vs Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Pteropus howensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Bosque	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Elefante de Bosque and Zorro Volador de Lord Howe share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Elefante de Bosque

CR — Critically Endangered

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Bosque	Zorro Volador de Lord Howe
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elefante de Bosque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Zorro Volador de Lord Howe

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.