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Taxon: Genus Elephas Linnaeus, 1758 - Asiatic elephant (mammal)
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Basic information

Distribution : Palearctic/eastern Asia
Status : extant

Paleontology

Period : Late Miocene - Present Ref: J.A. van Essen, 2011: 25.
Period : 5 Mya - 0 Mya Ref: M.G. Thomas et al., 2000: 2498.

Geography

Geographic region : Africa
Conservation status : Extinct
Geographic region : Asia
Region : Eastern
Conservation status : Extinct
Region : Southeastern
Region : Southern
Region : Western
Conservation status : Extinct
Geographic region : Cyprus
Conservation status : Extinct
Geographic region : Japan
Conservation status : Extinct
Geographic region : Malta
Conservation status : Extinct
Geographic region : São Filipe
Conservation status : Extinct
Geographic region : Sardegna
Conservation status : Extinct
Geographic region : Sicilia
Conservation status : Extinct
Geographic region : Taiwan
Conservation status : Extinct

Ecology/Strategies

Feeding strategy : Browsing Ref: J.A. van Essen, 2011: 24.
Feeding strategy : Grazing Ref: J.A. van Essen, 2011: 24.
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