African forest elephant vs Bank Vole

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Myodes glareolus

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Bank Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Bank Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Cricetidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Myodes
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Myodes glareolus

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Bank Vole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Bank Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Bank Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bank Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

African forest elephant

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.

Bank Vole

O rato-do-campo-ruivo (Myodes glareolus) está classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuído e abundante na sua área de distribuição, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações imediatas de conservação.