Elefante de Bosque vs Species code: Hs

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Halophila stipulacea

Key Differences

• Elefante de Bosque is Critically Endangered while Species code: Hs is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elefante de Bosque	Species code: Hs
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Halophila
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Halophila stipulacea

Conservation Status

Elefante de Bosque

CR — Critically Endangered

Species code: Hs

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elefante de Bosque	Species code: Hs
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elefante de Bosque

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Species code: Hs

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Libya, Tunisia), Asia (4 countries), Europe (5 countries), and North America (Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines).

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.