Phylum [Vertebrata] Lamarck, 1801 see Infraphylum Vertebrata Lamarck, 1801
   Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 - mammals
     Subclass Theria Parker & Haswell, 1897
       Infraclass Eutheria Gill, 1872
         Cohort Epitheria McKenna, 1975
           Superorder Tethytheria McKenna, 1975
             Order Proboscidea Owen, 1859 - elephants
               Suborder Elephantoidea Osborn, 1921 see Suborder Elephantiformes (Tassy, 1988)
                 Family Elephantidae Gray, 1821 - elephants
                   Genus Elephas Linnaeus, 1758 - Asiatic elephant
                     Subgenus †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) Matsumoto, 1924
                       1 †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) antiquus Falconer & Cautley, 1847 - forest elephant
                       2 [ancestor] †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) namadicus
                       2.d †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) falconeri Busk, 1867