African elephant vs clammy cuphea

Loxodonta africana compared with Cuphea viscosissima

Key Differences

• African elephant is Vulnerable while clammy cuphea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African elephant	clammy cuphea
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Hortumlular)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Lythraceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Cuphea
Species	Loxodonta africana	Cuphea viscosissima

Conservation Status

African elephant

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~415.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

clammy cuphea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African elephant	clammy cuphea
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	65 years	—
Average Length	6.0 m	—
Average Weight	6.0 t	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African elephant

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Kenya. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

clammy cuphea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Portugal, and Sweden.

African elephant

The largest land animal on Earth, African elephants can reach 7,000 kg and inhabit sub-Saharan savannas, forests, and wetlands. Highly intelligent with complex social structures led by matriarchs, they communicate through infrasound, rumbles, and touch. As ecosystem engineers, they shape habitats by uprooting trees, digging waterholes, and dispersing seeds. Vulnerable, with populations declining due to ivory poaching and habitat loss.

clammy cuphea

The Clammy cuphea (Cuphea viscosissima) is a species in the genus Cuphea. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.