Proboscidea Owen 1859 see Order Proboscidea Owen, 1859 Elephantoidea see Suborder Elephantoidea Osborn, 1921 Family Elephantidae Gray, 1821 - elephants Subfamily Elephantinae Gray, 1821 Genus Elephas Linnaeus, 1758 - Asiatic elephant 1 Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 - Asian elephant 2 †Elephas recki Dietrich, 1915 3 Subgenus †Palaeoloxodon Matsumoto, 1924