African forest elephant vs Tarça

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Udea azorensis

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Tarça is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Tarça
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Proboscidea (Elephants)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Crambidae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Udea
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Udea azorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Tarça share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Tarça

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Tarça
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tarça

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.