Éléphant de forêt vs surelle

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Oxalis acetosella

Key Differences

• Éléphant de forêt is Critically Endangered while surelle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Éléphant de forêt	surelle
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mammifères)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Oxalis
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Oxalis acetosella

Conservation Status

Éléphant de forêt

CR — Critically Endangered

surelle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Éléphant de forêt	surelle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Éléphant de forêt

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

surelle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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.