Order Proboscidea Owen, 1859 - elephants Family Elephantidae Gray, 1821 - elephants Genus Elephas Linnaeus, 1758 - Asiatic elephant 1 Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 - Asian elephant 2 †Elephas recki Dietrich, 1915 3 †Elephas ekorensis Maglio, 1970 4 †Elephas antiquus Falconer & Cautley, 1847 - forest elephant