List of elephant species
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The list of elephant species includes all known extant and extinct (†) species from the Elephantidae family.
- Subfamilia Elephantinae
- Tribe Elephantini (elephants)
- Genus †Primelephas
- Species †Primelephas gomphotheroides
- Species †Primelephas korotorensis
- Subtribe Loxodontina
- Genus Loxodonta
- Species Loxodonta africana
- Subspecies Loxodonta africana africana (African bush elephant)
- Subspecies †Loxodonta africana pharaonensis (North African elephant)
- Species Loxodonta cyclotis (African forest elephant)
- Species Loxodonta africana
- Genus Loxodonta
- Subtribe Elephantina or Supergenus Elephadon
- Genus Elephas (Eurasian elephants)
- Species Elephas maximus (Asian elephant)
- Subspecies Elephas maximus indicus (Indian elephant)
- Subspecies Elephas maximus maximus (Sri Lankan elephant)
- Subspecies Elephas maximus sumatranus (Sumatran elephant)
- Subspecies Elephas maximus borneensis (Borneo elephant or Asian pygmy elephant)
- Subspecies ? Vietnam elephant and Laos elephant[note 1]
- Subspecies ? †Elephas maximus rubridens (Chinese elephant)[note 2]
- Subspecies †Elephas maximus asurus (Syrian elephant)
- Species †Elephas beyeri
- Species †Elephas celebensis
- Species †Elephas hysudricus (jr synonym = Hypselephas hysudricus)
- Species †Elephas iolensis
- Species †Elephas planifrons (jr synonym = Mammuthus planifrons)
- Species †Elephas platycephalus
- Species †Elephas recki
- Subgenus †Palaeoloxodon
- Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) antiquus
- Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) creticus
- Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) creutzburgi
- Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) chaniensis
- Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) cypriotes
- Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) ekorensis
- Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) falconeri
- Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) mnaidriensis
- Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) melitensis
- Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) namadicus
- Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) naumanni
- Species Elephas maximus (Asian elephant)
- Genus †Mammuthus (Mammoths)
- Species †Mammuthus africanavus (African mammoth) †
- Species †Mammuthus columbi (Columbian mammoth) (jr synonym = Mammuthus jeffersonii)[1]
- Species †Mammuthus exilis (Pygmy mammoth)
- Species †Mammuthus imperator (American mammoth)
- Species †Mammuthus lamarmorae (Sardinian Dwarf mammoth)
- Species †Mammuthus meridionalis (Southern mammoth)
- Species †Mammuthus primigenius (Woolly mammoth)
- Species †Mammuthus subplanifrons
- Species †Mammuthus armeniacus (jr synonym = Mammuthus trogontherii, Mammuthus sungari)[2])
- Genus Elephas (Eurasian elephants)
- Genus †Primelephas
- Tribe Belodontini †
- Subtribe Belodontina †
- Genus Tetrabelodon †
- Genus Stegotetrabelodon †
- Genus Stegodibelodon †
- Subtribe Belodontina †
- Tribe Elephantini (elephants)
- Subfamilia Stegodontinae †
- Genus Stegodon †
- Species Stegodon aurorae †
- Species Stegodon elephantoides †
- Species Stegodon florensis †
- Species Stegodon ganesha †
- Species Stegodon insignis †
- Species Stegodon orientalis †
- Species Stegodon shinshuensis †
- Species Stegodon sompoensis †
- Species Stegodon sondaarii †
- Species Stegodon trigonocephalus †
- Species Stegodon zdanski †
- Genus Stegodon †
- Subfamilia Lophodontinae or Rhynchotheriinae†[note 3]
- Genus Anancus †
- Species Anancus alexeevae †
- Species Anancus arvernensis †
- Species Anancus kenyensis †
- Genus Morrillia †
- Tribe Lophodontini (Lophodonty) †
- Subtribe Lophodontina †
- Genus Tetralophodon †
- Genus Paratetralophodon †
- Genus Zygolophodon †
- Subtribe Lophodontina †
- Tribe Cuvieroniini †
- Genus Stegomastodon †
- Species Stegomastodon arizonae †
- Species Stegomastodon mirificus †
- Species Stegomastodon platensis †
- Species Stegomastodon primitivus †
- Species Stegomastodon waringi †
- Genus Cuvieronius †
- Species Cuvieronius hyodon †
- Species Cuvieronius priestleyi †
- Species Cuvieronius tropicus †
- Genus Stegomastodon †
- Genus Anancus †
References
- ↑ The Paleobiology Database Mammuthus columbi entry accessed on 2009-08-16
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Notes
- ↑ The elephant population in Vietnam and Laos is undergoing tests to determine if it is a fifth living subspecies.
- ↑ May be classified within the Palaeoloxodon genus.
- ↑ The subfamily Lophodontinae/Rhynchotheriinae, are placed by some authors within the gomphotheres, while others consider them as true Elephantidae.
Bibliography
Further reading
- Wikisource: "The Blindmen and the Elephant" by John Godfrey Saxe
- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- External link to national geographics elephant rage episode of Explorer
- Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 26 (2003) 421–434
