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Elephantidae Gray 1821
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Description
Family ELEPHANTIDAE (ELEPHANTS)
• Largest terrestrial mammals with stout body, characteristic long, highly dexterous proboscis extended from upper lip, large ears, column-like limbs, and small tail.
• 670-900 cm.
• Afrotropical and Indo-Malayan Regions.
• All major habitats in Africa, including tropical forest, woodland, savanna, and desert; primarily wooded habitats in Asia.
• 2 genera, 3 species, 3 taxa.
• 2 species Endangered, 1 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.
Notes
Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2011, Elephantidae, pp. 50-79 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 2 Hoofed Mammals, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on page 50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6511086
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Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Family
- Elephantidae
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Proboscidea
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Scientific name authorship
- Gray
- Taxon rank
- family
- Taxonomic concept label
- Elephantidae Gray, 1821 sec. Wilson & Mittermeier, 2011