Order Proboscidea Owen, 1859 - elephants Suborder Elephantoidea Osborn, 1921 see Suborder Elephantiformes (Tassy, 1988) Family Elephantidae Gray, 1821 - elephants Subfamily Elephantinae Gray, 1821 Genus Loxodonta Vigors, 1827 - African elephant Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797) - African bush elephant Loxodonta africana cyclotis (Matschie, 1900) - forest elephant (Specimen) AMNH 90102ᵀ