894 observationsCritically Endangered
Forest Elephant
Loxodonta cyclotis
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Mammalia ›Order: Proboscidea ›Family: Elephantidae ›Genus: Loxodonta
About
The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is a forest-dwelling species of elephant found in the Congo Basin. It is the smallest of the three extant species of elephant, but still one of the largest living terrestrial animals. The African forest elephant and the African bush elephant, L. africana, were considered to be one species until genetic studies indicated that they separated an estimated 2–7 million years ago. From an estimated population size of over 2 million...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Forest Elephant is Loxodonta cyclotis.
- The Forest Elephant has a conservation status of Critically Endangered.
- Forest Elephant belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- Forest Elephant belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- Forest Elephant belongs to the class Mammalia.
- Forest Elephant belongs to the order Proboscidea.
- Forest Elephant belongs to the family Elephantidae.
- Forest Elephant belongs to the genus Loxodonta.