African forest elephant vs ground-bean

Loxodonta cyclotis compared with Macrotyloma geocarpum

Key Differences

• African forest elephant is Critically Endangered while ground-bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African forest elephant	ground-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Plantae (bitki)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (memeliler)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Proboscidea (Hortumlular)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Elephantidae (Elephants)	Fabaceae
Genus	Loxodonta (African Elephants)	Macrotyloma
Species	Loxodonta cyclotis	Macrotyloma geocarpum

Conservation Status

African forest elephant

CR — Critically Endangered

ground-bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African forest elephant	ground-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African forest elephant

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

ground-bean

Habitat

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

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.