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Elephant - Wikipedia Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (L cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
All About Elephants - Scientific Classification | United Parks Resorts Historically, elephants were classified into two species, the African (Loxodonta africana) and Asian (Elephas maximus) elephants However, genetic research has provided new insight to elephant "relatedness" and taxonomic classification at the subspecies level
How Many Types Of Elephants Are There? - WorldAtlas Elephants are large terrestrial mammals in the family Elephantidae, within the order Proboscidea Their closest living relatives are manatees, dugongs, and hyraxes, which together with elephants form the clade Afrotheria
Elephant Facts | Mammals | BBC Earth Elephants are the largest living land animal and their size is comparable to that of some of the biggest animals to have ever walked the Earth The biggest of the three living species of elephant is the African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
Elephants (Elephantidae) - Know Your Mammals Elephantidae is a family of large, herbivorous mammals collectively called elephants and mammoths These are terrestrial large mammals with a snout modified into a trunk and teeth modified into tusks
elephant: Classification | FactMonster Elephants are the only living representatives of their order, which was once widespread over most of the world; it included the mammoth and the mastodon Elephants are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Proboscidae, family Elephantidae