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Range map of the African Elephants (Loxodonta) The genus consists of the wide-ranging Savanna Elephant ( Loxodonta africana ) and the Forest Elephant ( Loxodonta cyclotis ), which is restricted to moist tropical habitats.
The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of the two living species of African elephant, along with the African bush 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). As with other African ...
The African forest elephant is considerably smaller. Fully grown African forest elephant males in optimal conditions where individuals are capable of reaching full growth potential are estimated to be on average 2.09–2.31 metres (6.9–7.6 ft) tall and 1,700–2,300 kilograms (3,700–5,100 lb) in weight. [31]
range map of the African Elephant (Loxodonta): that includes the Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana) and Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), and colonial borders. Date: 16 May 2007: Source: self-made, based on data from the African Elephant Status Report of w:IUCN (known range) Author: Bamse: Other versions: distribution map with labels
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... African forest elephant, L. cyclotis CR [2] extirpated; Order: Sirenia (manatees and dugongs)
African elephants are Earth's largest land animals, remarkable mammals that are very intelligent and highly social. Fresh evidence of this comes in a study that documents alarming population ...
At the Dzanga saline Bai (a forest clearing), more than 4000 elephants have been counted and identified over the past years. From a platform at the edge of this Bai, visitors get the chance to observe between 30 and 150 elephants at any one time! Date: 23 October 2015, 15:24: Source: Forest Elephant: Author: Joris Komen
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