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Elephas is one of two surviving genera
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 in the order
Order (biology)

In Biological classification used in biology, the order is a taxonomic rank between class and family . The superorder is a rank between class and order....
 of elephant
Elephant

Elephants are large land mammals of the order Proboscidea and the family Elephantidae. There are three living species: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant and the Asian Elephant ....
s, Proboscidea
Proboscidea

Proboscidea is an order containing only one family of living animals, Elephantidae, the elephants, with three living species .During the period of the last ice age there were more, now extinct species, including the genus of elephants Mammuthus and the elephant-like species the mastodons....
.

The genus has one surviving species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
, the Asian elephant
Asian Elephant

The Asian or Asiatic Elephant , sometimes known by the name of one of its subspecies – the Indian Elephant, is one of the three living species of elephant, and the only living species of the genus Elephas....
 (E. maximus), but several extinct
Extinction

In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
 species have been identified as belonging to the genus, including E. recki
Elephas recki

Elephas recki is an extinction species of African elephant. At up to 15 feet in shoulder height, it was one of the largest elephant species to have ever lived....
, E. antiquus, and the dwarf elephant
Dwarf elephant

Fossil remains of dwarf elephants have been found on the Mediterranean islands of Cyprus, Malta , Crete, Sicily, Sardinia, the Cyclades and the Dodecanese Islands....
s E. falconeri
Elephas falconeri

Elephas falconeri is an extinct Sicily-Malta species of elephant closely related to the modern Asian elephant. In 1867 George Busk had proposed the species Elephas falconeri for many of the smallest molars selected from the material originally ascribed by Hugh Falconer to Elephas melitensis....
 and E. cypriotes. The genus is very closely related to the mammoth
Mammoth

A mammoth is any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus. These proboscideans are members of the Elephantidae and close relatives of modern elephants....
 genus Mammuthus.








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Elephas is one of two surviving genera
Genus

A genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The taxonomic ranks are domain , kingdom , phylum, class , order , family , genus, and species....
 in the order
Order (biology)

In Biological classification used in biology, the order is a taxonomic rank between class and family . The superorder is a rank between class and order....
 of elephant
Elephant

Elephants are large land mammals of the order Proboscidea and the family Elephantidae. There are three living species: the African Bush Elephant, the African Forest Elephant and the Asian Elephant ....
s, Proboscidea
Proboscidea

Proboscidea is an order containing only one family of living animals, Elephantidae, the elephants, with three living species .During the period of the last ice age there were more, now extinct species, including the genus of elephants Mammuthus and the elephant-like species the mastodons....
.

The genus has one surviving species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
, the Asian elephant
Asian Elephant

The Asian or Asiatic Elephant , sometimes known by the name of one of its subspecies – the Indian Elephant, is one of the three living species of elephant, and the only living species of the genus Elephas....
 (E. maximus), but several extinct
Extinction

In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
 species have been identified as belonging to the genus, including E. recki
Elephas recki

Elephas recki is an extinction species of African elephant. At up to 15 feet in shoulder height, it was one of the largest elephant species to have ever lived....
, E. antiquus, and the dwarf elephant
Dwarf elephant

Fossil remains of dwarf elephants have been found on the Mediterranean islands of Cyprus, Malta , Crete, Sicily, Sardinia, the Cyclades and the Dodecanese Islands....
s E. falconeri
Elephas falconeri

Elephas falconeri is an extinct Sicily-Malta species of elephant closely related to the modern Asian elephant. In 1867 George Busk had proposed the species Elephas falconeri for many of the smallest molars selected from the material originally ascribed by Hugh Falconer to Elephas melitensis....
 and E. cypriotes. The genus is very closely related to the mammoth
Mammoth

A mammoth is any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus. These proboscideans are members of the Elephantidae and close relatives of modern elephants....
 genus Mammuthus.

Taxonomy

  • Subtribe Elephantina or Supergenus Elephadon
    Elephas

    Elephas is one of two surviving genus in the Order of elephants, Proboscidea.The genus has one surviving species, the Asian elephant , but several Extinction species have been identified as belonging to the genus, including Elephas recki, Elephas antiquus, and the dwarf elephants Elephas falconeri and Elephas cypriotes....
    • Genus Elephas
      Elephas

      Elephas is one of two surviving genus in the Order of elephants, Proboscidea.The genus has one surviving species, the Asian elephant , but several Extinction species have been identified as belonging to the genus, including Elephas recki, Elephas antiquus, and the dwarf elephants Elephas falconeri and Elephas cypriotes....
       (Eurasian elephants)
      • Species Elephas maximus
        Asian Elephant

        The Asian or Asiatic Elephant , sometimes known by the name of one of its subspecies – the Indian Elephant, is one of the three living species of elephant, and the only living species of the genus Elephas....
         (Asian elephant)
        • Subspecies Elephas maximus indicus
          Indian Elephant

          The Indian Elephant, Elephas maximus indicus, is one of four subspecies of the Asian Elephant, the largest population of which is found in India....
           (Indian Elephant)
        • Subspecies Elephas maximus maximus
          Sri Lankan Elephant

          The Sri Lankan Elephant is the nominate subspecies of the Asian Elephant and is the largest of the subspecies although smaller than the two species of African elephants....
           (Sri Lankan Elephant)
        • Subspecies Elephas maximus sumatrensis
          Sumatran Elephant

          The Sumatran Elephant is a subspecies of the Asian Elephant. As the name suggests, the elephant is only found in Sumatra. The Sumatran Elephant is smaller than the Indian subspecies and is extremely endangered species....
           (Sumatran Elephant)
        • Subspecies Elephas maximus borneensis
          Borneo Elephant

          The Borneo Elephant, also called the Borneo Pygmy Elephant, is a subspecies of the Asian Elephant and found in north Borneo ....
           (Borneo Elephant or Asian Pygmy Elephant)
        • Subspecies Elephas maximus rubridens (Chinese Elephant) †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Subspecies Elephas maximus asurus
          Syrian Elephant

          The Syrian elephant is said to have been the westernmost subspecies of the Asian Elephant in ancient times. Syrian elephants were among the largest elephants in historic times, measuring or more at the shoulder....
           (Syrian Elephant) †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
      • Species Elephas beyeri †
        Extinction

        In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
      • Species Elephas celebensis
        Elephas celebensis

        Elephas celebensis or Sulawesi dwarf elephant is an extinct species of elephant....
         †
        Extinction

        In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
      • Species Elephas iolensis †
        Extinction

        In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
      • Species Elephas planifrons †
        Extinction

        In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
      • Species Elephas platycephalus †
        Extinction

        In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
      • Species Elephas recki
        Elephas recki

        Elephas recki is an extinction species of African elephant. At up to 15 feet in shoulder height, it was one of the largest elephant species to have ever lived....
         †
        Extinction

        In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Subspecies Elephas recki atavus †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Subspecies Elephas recki brumpti †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Subspecies Elephas recki ileretensis †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Subspecies Elephas recki illertensis †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Subspecies Elephas recki recki †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Subspecies Elephas recki shungurensis †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
      • Subgenus Palaeoloxodon
        Palaeoloxodon

        Palaeoloxodon is an extinct subgenus of elephants, containing the various species of straight-tusked elephant. Its species' remains have been found in Bilzingsleben , Germany; Cyprus; Japan; Sicily; Malta; and recently in England during the excavation of the second Channel Tunnel....
         †
        Extinction

        In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Species Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) antiquus
          Straight-tusked Elephant

          The Straight-tusked Elephant is an extinct species of elephant closely related to the living Asian Elephant. It inhabited Europe during the Middle and Late Pleistocene ....
           †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Species Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) creticus †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Species Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) creutzburgi †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Species Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) chaniensis †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Species Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) cypriotes
          Cyprus Dwarf Elephant

          The Cyprus Dwarf Elephant is an extinct species of elephant related to the living Asian Elephant....
           †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Species Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) ekorensis †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Species Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) falconeri
          Elephas falconeri

          Elephas falconeri is an extinct Sicily-Malta species of elephant closely related to the modern Asian elephant. In 1867 George Busk had proposed the species Elephas falconeri for many of the smallest molars selected from the material originally ascribed by Hugh Falconer to Elephas melitensis....
           †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Species Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) mnaidriensis
          Elephas mnaidriensis

          Elephas mnaidriensis or Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis is an extinct species of elephant from Sicily closely related to the modern Asian elephant....
           †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Species Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) melitensis †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Species Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) namadicus
          Elephas namadicus

          Elephas namadicus was a species of relatively small prehistoric elephant that ranged throughout Pleistocene Asia, from India to Japan, where the indigenous Neolithic cultures hunted that particular subspecies for food....
           †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....
        • Species Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) naumanni †
          Extinction

          In biology and ecology, extinction is the death of every member of a species or group of taxon. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of that species ....