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Loxodonta africana
(Blumenbach, 1797)
- African bush elephant
(mammal)
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Entity:
Loxodonta (Genus) - African elephant
..†Loxodonta atlantica (Species)
..†Loxodonta cookei (Species)
..†Loxodonta exoptata (Species)
..Loxodonta africana (Species) - African bush elephant
....Loxodonta africana africana (Subspecies) - bush elephant
....Loxodonta africana cyclotis (Subspecies) - forest elephant
Basic information
Distribution
:
Africa
Period
:
Late Pleistocene - Present (0.126 Ma - present)
Status
:
extant
Geography
Geographic region
:
Africa
Ecology/Habitat
Global 200 ecoregion
:
East African Acacia Savannas
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
Global 200 ecoregion
:
Western Congo Basin Moist Forests
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
Global 200 ecoregion
:
Zambezian Flooded Savannas
Ref:
S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present
Habitat
:
Savanna
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