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Elephas maximus
Linnaeus, 1758
- Asian elephant
(mammal)
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Entity:
Elephas (Subgenus)
..†Elephas armeniacus (Species)
..†Elephas hysudricus (Species)
..†Elephas hysudrindicus (Species)
..†Elephas iolensis (Species)
..Elephas maximus (Species) - Asian elephant
....Elephas maximus indicus (Subspecies)
....Elephas maximus maximus (Subspecies)
....Elephas maximus sumatranus (Subspecies)
Basic information
Distribution
:
Indo-Malay/southern Asia
Status
:
extant
Geography
Geographic region
:
Bangladesh
Geographic region
:
Bhutan
Geographic region
:
Cambodia
Geographic region
:
India
Geographic region
:
Laos
Geographic region
:
Malaysia
Geographic region
:
Sri Lanka
Geographic region
:
Thailand
Geographic region
:
Vietnam
Ecology/Habitat
Global 200 ecoregion
:
Annamite Range Moist Forests
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
Global 200 ecoregion
:
Cardamom Mountains Moist Forests
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
Global 200 ecoregion
:
Chhota-Nagpur Dry Forests
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
Global 200 ecoregion
:
Eastern Deccan Plateau Moist Forests
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
Global 200 ecoregion
:
Indochina Dry Forests
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
Global 200 ecoregion
:
Kayah-Karen / Tenasserim Moist Forests
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
Global 200 ecoregion
:
Northern Indochina Subtropical Moist Forests
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
Global 200 ecoregion
:
Peninsular Malaysian Lowland and Montane Forests
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
Global 200 ecoregion
:
Southwestern Ghats Moist Forests
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
Global 200 ecoregion
:
Sri Lankan Moist Forests
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
Habitat
:
Mangrove swamp
Ref:
WWF, present
: im1404 [1 May 2014].
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Last updated:
1 Feb 2024