Éléphant de forêt vs Crowned Tooth

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Hydnellum lepidum

Key Differences

• Éléphant de forêt is Critically Endangered while Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Éléphant de forêt	Crowned Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Hydnellum
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Hydnellum lepidum

Conservation Status

Éléphant de forêt

CR — Critically Endangered

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Éléphant de forêt	Crowned Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Éléphant de forêt

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crowned Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Éléphant de forêt

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.