Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897 Order Proboscidea Owen, 1859 - elephants Family Elephantidae Gray, 1821 - elephants Genus Loxodonta Vigors, 1827 - African elephant Loxodonta cyclotis (Matschie, 1900) - African forest elephant see Loxodonta africana cyclotis (Matschie, 1900)