African forest elephant Loxodonta cyclotis Critically endangered
Where the African forest elephant lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 78 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See elephants on the world map
| Scientific name | Loxodonta cyclotis |
|---|---|
| Group | Elephants |
| Status | Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 4 countries |
| Continents | Africa |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Proboscidea |
| Family | Elephantidae |
Where does the African forest elephant live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the African forest elephant in 4 countries and territories across Africa.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the African forest elephant endangered?
The African forest elephant’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the African forest elephant?
The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is a mammal in the order Proboscidea and the family Elephantidae, genus Loxodonta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the African forest elephant
The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is an elephant species native to humid tropical forests in West Africa and the Congo Basin. It was first described in 1900. With an average shoulder height of 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in), it is the smallest of the three extant elephant species. Both sexes have straight, down-pointing tusks, which begin to grow at the age of 1–3 years.
The African forest elephant lives in highly sociable family groups of up to 20 individuals comprising adult cows, their daughters and sons. When young bulls reach sexual maturity, they separate from the family group and form loose bachelor groups for a short time, but usually stay alone. Adult bulls associate with family groups only during the mating season.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article African forest elephant (revision 1380649936), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q189514 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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