Order Proboscidea Owen, 1859 - elephants
   Suborder Elephantoidea Osborn, 1921 see Suborder Elephantiformes (Tassy, 1988)
     Family Elephantidae Gray, 1821 - elephants
       Subfamily Elephantinae Gray, 1821
         1 Genus †Stegodibelodon Coppens, 1972
         2 Genus ‡Mammuthus Brookes, 1828 - mammoths
         3 Genus †Primelephas Maglio, 1970
         3.n.1 Genus Elephas Linnaeus, 1758 - Asiatic elephant
         3.n.2 Genus Loxodonta Vigors, 1827 - African elephant