[Kingdom] Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
   Grade Enterozoa
     Grade Cœlomata
       Phylum Vertebrata (Lamarck, 1801)
         Branch Craniata Linnaeus, 1758
           Grade Gnathostoma
             Subgrade Pentadactyla lipobranchia
               Branch Amphicondyla [monotypic]
                 Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
                   Grade Placentalia Owen, 1837 see Cohort Placentalia Owen, 1837
                     Subclass Proboscidea Owen, 1859 [monotypic] see Order Proboscidea Owen, 1859
                       Order Proboscidea Owen, 1859 - elephants
                         Genus Elephas Linnaeus, 1758 - Asiatic elephant