African forest elephant

Loxodonta cyclotis · Elephantidae

The African forest elephant is an elephant species native to humid tropical forests in West Africa and the Congo Basin. It was first described in 1900. 16 m, it is the smallest of the three extant elephant species.

Where the African forest elephant lives

Recorded in Liberia, Gabon, Congo, Central African Rep., Ghana, Dem. Rep. Congo, Uganda and Côte d'Ivoire (Africa).

Most records fall in Sinoe, Grand Cape Mount, Ogooué-Maritime, Gbapolu, Ogooué-Ivindo and Sangha-Mbaéré.

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Conservation status

Critically endangered (CR). In very great danger of dying out in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 1,066 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.