Elefante de Bosque vs Cicércula

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Lathyrus cicera

Key Differences

• Elefante de Bosque is Critically Endangered while Cicércula is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Bosque	Cicércula
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)	Lathyrus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Lathyrus cicera

Conservation Status

Elefante de Bosque

CR — Critically Endangered

Cicércula

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Bosque	Cicércula
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elefante de Bosque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cicércula

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.