African forest elephant vs East African oryx

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Oryx beisa

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while East African oryx is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	East African oryx
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Oryx
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Oryx beisa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

East African oryx

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	East African oryx
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

East African oryx

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.