African forest elephant

American  

[af-ri-kuhn fawr-ist el-uh-fuhnt, for-ist] / ˈæf rɪ kən ˈfɔr ɪst ˌɛl ə fənt, ˈfɒr ɪst /

Or forest elephant

noun

1. the smaller of the two African elephant species (Loxodonta cyclotis ), found in small groups in the forested areas of the Congo Basin: compared to the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant has straighter, more downward-pointing tusks and smaller, more rounded ears: having been confirmed as a distinct species in 2010, the African forest elephant has a conservation status of not evaluated.

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Etymology

Origin of African forest elephant

First recorded in 1925–30