African elephant recognised as two separate species - both endangered

'Red list' assessment of two separate African species exposes 'critically endangered' status of forest elephants, down 86% in 31 years Shades of grey: how to tell African elephant species apart The first ever "red list" assessment of the African elephant as two separate species - the forest elephant and savanna elephant - has found that both are threatened with extinction, according to an updated review of the world's most at-risk plants and animals. Poaching and the "silent killer" of human-dri...