The Elephant Page
Photo Left: An adult male Indian elephant, called "tusker" since only males have tusks in Indian elephants. Photographed in Bandipur
List of Elephant Species
The list of elephant species includes all known extant and extinct (†) species from the Elephantidae family.
- Subfamilia Elephantinae
- Tribe Elephantini (elephants)
- 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 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)
- Genus Elephas (Eurasian elephants)
- Tribe Elephantini (elephants)
Web Resources
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee
WWF (World Wildlife Fund) - Elephants - Why they Matter
Elephant Information Repository
Arkive - African Elephant
The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee
WWF (World Wildlife Fund) - Elephants - Why they Matter
Elephant Information Repository
Arkive - African Elephant
Live Class #2 Videos
(Mar. - May)
(the below videos will be shown during the Mammals Mar. - May courses)
(Mar. - May)
(the below videos will be shown during the Mammals Mar. - May courses)
Informative Videos