Where does the African forest elephant live?
Loxodonta cyclotis has 1,063 records in 19 countries and territories, from 1911 to 2026. Most records come from Liberia.
- 1,063 records
- 19 places
- 43 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaProboscideaElephantidaeLoxodonta
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
19112026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 382 | |
| Gabon | 334 | |
| Congo | 95 | |
| Central African Republic | 63 | |
| Ghana | 51 | |
| DR Congo | 49 | |
| Uganda | 19 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 18 | |
| Cameroon | 14 | |
| Guinea-Bissau | 7 | |
| Rwanda | 7 | |
| Nigeria | 6 | |
| Burkina Faso | 5 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | |
| Guinea | 3 | |
| Benin | 2 | |
| Kenya | 2 | |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | |
| South Africa | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Elephantidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.