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Loxodonta
Vigors, 1827
- African elephant
(mammal)
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Entity:
Elephantini (Tribe) - elephants
..Elephas (Genus) - Asiatic elephant
..†Primelephas (Genus)
..Loxodonta (Genus) - African elephant
....Loxodonta africana (Species) - African bush elephant
....†Loxodonta atlantica (Species)
....†Loxodonta cookei (Species)
....†Loxodonta exoptata (Species)
Basic information
Distribution
:
Africa
Status
:
extant
Paleontology
Period
:
Late Miocene
-
Present
Ref:
M.G. Thomas et al., 2000
: 2498.
Period
:
6 Mya - 0 Mya
Ref:
M.G. Thomas et al., 2000
: 2498.
Geography
Geographic region
:
Africa
Distribution
:
Endemic
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