Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Proboscidea Owen, 1859 - elephants Family Elephantidae Gray, 1821 - elephants 1 Genus Elephas Linnaeus, 1758 - Asiatic elephant 2 Genus Loxodonta Vigors, 1827 - African elephant