African forest elephant - Wikipedia
The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of the two living species of African elephant. It is native to humid tropical forests in West Africa and the Congo Basin . It is the smallest of the three living elephant species, reaching a shoulder height of 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in).
African Forest Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
African forest elephants are the elusive cousin of the African savanna elephant. They inhabit the dense rainforests of west and central Africa. Their preference for dense forest habitat prohibits traditional counting methods such as visual identification.
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2022年8月4日 · African elephants are normally seen out in the savannah with the lions, giraffes and gazelles. But a third of Africa's elephants live in dark, dense rainfore...
African elephant - Wikipedia
African elephants are members of the genus Loxodonta comprising two living elephant species, the African bush elephant (L. africana) and the smaller African forest elephant (L. cyclotis). Both are social herbivores with grey skin .
African forest elephant - National Geographic
An African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) walks along a trail in its tropical habitat. This species is considered fairly elusive and there tend to be only a few elephants in each herd...
Forest Elephant - African Wildlife Foundation
What are forest elephants? Long considered to be a subspecies of the African elephant, the African forest elephant is now considered by many scientists to be its own species — separate from the African savanna or bush elephant. They are smaller than the better-known savanna elephant, have tusks that are straight and point downward, unlike the ...
African forest elephant | Size, Habitat, & Facts | Britannica
African forest elephant, (Loxodonta cyclotis), one of two living species of African elephants (genus Loxodonta) and one of the world’s largest living land animals. The African forest elephant was long thought to be a subspecies of the African bush elephant (or African savanna elephant; Loxodonta africana ), but since the early 21st century ...
African Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
African elephants are the largest animals walking the Earth. Their herds wander through 37 countries in Africa. They are easily recognized by their trunk that is used for communication and handling objects. And their large ears allow them to radiate excess heat.
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African forest elephants occur in northern Congo, southwestern Central African Republic, the southeast coast of Gabon, southern Ghana, and Cote D'Ivoire. They inhabit rainforests, swamp forests, montane forests, dry forests, shrubland, and savanna.
African forest elephant: threats and conservation - IFAW
Find out more about the African forest elephant, a newly classified and critically endangered elephant species that needs our help to survive.