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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). As with other African elephants, both … See more
Elephas (Loxodonta) cyclotis was the scientific name proposed by Paul Matschie in 1900 who described the skulls of a female and a male specimen collected by the Sanaga River in southern Cameroon.
Phylogeny and … See morePopulations of the African forest elephant in Central Africa range in large contiguous rainforest tracts from Cameroon to the Democratic Republic … See more
African forest elephants are hunted by various hunter-gatherer groups in the Congo basin, including by Mbuti pygmies, among others. It is unknown how long the active hunting of … See more
In 1986, the African Elephant Database was initiated with the aim to monitor the status of African elephant populations. This database … See more
The African forest elephant is considerably smaller than the African bush elephant, though the size of the species has been subject to contradictory estimates. A 2000 study suggested that bulls of the species reach a shoulder height of 2.4–3.0 m … See more
The African forest elephant lives in family groups. Groups observed in the rain forest of Gabon's Lopé National Park between 1984 and 1991 … See more
Both African elephant species are threatened foremost by habitat loss and habitat fragmentation following conversion of forests for plantations of non- See more
Wikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license African Forest Elephant | Species | WWF - World …
WEBAfrican 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 …
African forest elephant | Size, Habitat, & Facts
WEBAfrican forest elephants reach approximately 2.4–3 metres (8–10 feet) in height and can grow to 1–3 metres (3–10 feet) in length. Their approximate weight ranges between 1,800 and 5,400 kg (between about 4,000 and …
Forest Elephant - African Wildlife Foundation
WEBThe critically endangered African forest elephant is smaller in size and population than the bush elephant. Learn how AWF protects endangered elephant species.
African forest elephant - National Geographic
WEBAfrican forest elephants are about half the size of their closest cousins, and their tusks are straighter and point downwards compared to the outward curving tusks of savanna elephants.
African elephant - Wikipedia
WEBAfrican 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 …
Loxodonta cyclotis (African forest elephant) - ADW
WEBGeographic Range. African forest elephants occur in central and western Africa. They can be found in northern Congo, southwestern Central African Republic, the southeast coast of …
African Forest Elephant - Animalia
WEBAfrican 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 …
African elephant, facts and photos - National Geographic
WEBAfrican elephants range throughout the savannas of sub-Saharan Africa and the rainforests of Central and West Africa. The continent’s northernmost elephants are found in Mali’s Sahel...
African Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
WEBThere are two species of African elephants—the savanna (or bush) elephant and the forest elephant. Savanna elephants are larger than forest elephants, and their tusks curve outwards. In addition to being smaller, forest …
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