African forest elephant

Loxodonta cyclotis

Mammalia · Proboscidea · Elephantidae

Fig. 1. African forest elephant

Fig. 2. Range

Length or height	Shoulder height about 2.4 m
Weight	About 2,700 kg
Food	Herbivore, especially fruit; spreads seeds of rainforest trees
Lifespan	About 60 years
Society	Small family groups
Habitat	tropical rainforest
Range	Africa
Wild or tame	Wild

Smaller, with straighter tusks and rounder ears than the bush elephant. Rarely kept in zoos.

Observe: Compare the ear shape and tusks with the bush and Asian elephants on the panels.

Modern data

Status today

CRCritically endangered status to verify

Conservation	Critically endangered after steep declines from poaching.
Keeper's note	Daily checks of appetite, movement and behavior; enrichment that changes from day to day.
Kingdom · phylum	Animalia · Chordata
Genus	Loxodonta

Check the record: IUCN Red List · GBIF · ITIS