African Forest Elephant

Loxodonta cyclotis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
OrderProboscidea (Proboscideans)
FamilyElephantidae (Elephants)
GenusLoxodonta (African Elephants)
SpeciesLoxodonta cyclotis (African Forest Elephant)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Taï National Park

3 Verified records at Taï National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is an elephant species native to humid tropical forests in West Africa and the Congo Basin. It was first described in 1900. With an average shoulder height of 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in), it is the smallest of the three extant elephant species. Both sexes have straight, down-pointing tusks, which begin to grow at the age of 1–3 years. The African forest elephant lives in highly sociable family groups of up to 20 individuals comprising adult cows, their daughters and sons. When young bulls reach sexual maturity, they separate from the family group and form loose bachelor groups for a short time, but usually stay alone. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of African Forest Elephant at Taï National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	10–20%
2	Taï National Park	🇨🇮 Ivory Coast	Insufficient data
3	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
4	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	Insufficient data
5	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
6	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	Insufficient data

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