African forest elephant vs amaixeira-de-porto-natal

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Carissa carandas

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while amaixeira-de-porto-natal is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	amaixeira-de-porto-natal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Apocynaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Carissa
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Carissa carandas

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

amaixeira-de-porto-natal

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	amaixeira-de-porto-natal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

amaixeira-de-porto-natal

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.