African forest elephant vs Fiveangled dodder

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Cuscuta pentagona

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while Fiveangled dodder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	Fiveangled dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Proboscidea (อันดับช้าง)	Solanales (อันดับมะเขือ)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Cuscuta
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Cuscuta pentagona

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

Fiveangled dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	Fiveangled dodder
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fiveangled dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (Norway, Poland, Romania), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.