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Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (L. cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea ; extinct relatives include mammoths and mastodons .
- Indian elephant
The Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) is one of...
- African Elephants
African elephants are members of the genus Loxodonta...
- Asian elephant
The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), also known as the...
- Elephantidae
Synonyms [4] Elephasidae Lesson, 1842. Elephantidae is a...
- Indian elephant
The Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) is one of three extant recognized subspecies of the Asian elephant, native to mainland Asia. The species is smaller than the African elephant species with a convex back and the highest body point on its head.
Elephants are large grey animals with big ears, long noses and ivory tusks. They are the biggest living land mammals. [1] The largest elephant recorded was shot in Angola, 1974. It weighed 27,060 lb (12.27 t) and stood 13 ft 8 in (4.17 m) tall. At birth, an elephant calf may be as big as 100 kg (225 pounds).
African elephants are members of the genus Loxodonta comprising two living elephant species, the African bush elephant (L. africana) and the smaller African forest elephant (L. cyclotis). Both are social herbivores with grey skin .
The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is a species of elephant distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west to Borneo in the east, and Nepal in the north to Sumatra in the south.
Learn about elephants, the largest land mammals on earth, and their threats, conservation, and ecological importance. Find out the differences between African and Asian elephants, their social behavior, and how to adopt an elephant.
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Synonyms [4] Elephasidae Lesson, 1842. Elephantidae is a family of large, herbivorous proboscidean mammals collectively called elephants and mammoths. These are large terrestrial mammals with a snout modified into a trunk and teeth modified into tusks. Most genera and species in the family are extinct.
