African forest elephant vs Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Anomalurus derbianus

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Proboscidea (хоботные)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Anomaluridae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Anomalurus
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Anomalurus derbianus

Evolutionary Relationship

African forest elephant and Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

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.