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Elephas
Linnaeus, 1758
- Asiatic elephant
(mammal)
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Entity:
Elephantini (Tribe) - elephants
..Loxodonta (Genus) - African elephant
..†Primelephas (Genus)
..Elephas (Genus) - Asiatic elephant
....Elephas (Subgenus)
....†Elephas beyeri (Species)
....†Elephas celebensis (Species)
....†Elephas ekorensis (Species)
....†Elephas kiangnanensis (Species)
....†Elephas nawataensis (Species)
....†Elephas planifrons (Species)
....†Elephas platycephalus (Species)
....†Palaeoloxodon (Subgenus)
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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1 Feb 2024