African Forest Elephant Size
Size of African Forest Elephant
| Weight | 0.9-3 t [0.9 - 3 tonnes (0.88 - 3 tons)] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 2.5 m [2.5 m (8 ft)] | ||
| Length | [Tail is 50 - 120 cm (2.5 - 4 ft) long] | ||
| Lifespan | 55-80 yrs [55-60 years in the wild and up to 80 years in captivity] | ||
| Maximum speed | Top running speed is 39 km/h (24 mph) | ||
The African Forest Elephant is a member of the chordata, It is a mammal that raises the next generation with female breast milk. In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Mammalia, and it belongs to the order Proboscidea.
The African Forest Elephant belonged to the family Elephantidae, mainly distributed in Africa. They like to live in forest, savannah and flood plains, and diurnal is their life style.Their skin type is leather, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly brown, grey. In addition, grass, fruit, roots are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are human, lion, hyena.It is currently estimated that there are 200,000.
The most distinctive feature of African Forest Elephant is rounded ears and thin, straight tusks. If we use one sentence to describe the African Forest Elephant, it is "Have large rounded ears to help keep them cool!".
