African forest elephant vs Gray-bellied dunnart

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Sminthopsis griseoventer

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Gray-bellied dunnart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Gray-bellied dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Dasyuridae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Sminthopsis
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Sminthopsis griseoventer

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Gray-bellied dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Gray-bellied dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Gray-bellied dunnart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-bellied dunnart

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.