African elephants have 3 nails on each hind foot, and 4 on each front foot.Asian elephants have 4 nails on each hind foot and 5 on each front foot
An Asian elephant has noticeably smaller ears than an African elephant. Also, African elephants are usually bigger than Asian elephants.
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The African Elephant (Loxodonta) and Asian Elephant (Maximus). The African Elephant is the larger of the two and inhabits 37 African countries. One main difference between the two is that both male and female African Elephants have tusks, while only male Asian Elephants have them.
Asian elephants are very alike to African elephants. Asian elephants have smaller ears. African elephants have huge ears. Asian elephants live in Asia, and are smaller than African elephants. African elephants live in Africa. However, they are usually the same color and they both have tusks made of ivory and a trunk for a nose. Now you know how to tell apart African and Asian elephants! There are only between 41,410 and 52,345 in the wild.
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Yes, african elephants are slightly larger than asian elephants. Male African elephants reach about 4m whereas male Asian elephants reach 3.5m.
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African elephants are larger than Asian elephants.
There are three species of elephant, the African bush elephant, the African forest elephant and the Asian elephant . The biggest noticeable difference is that African elephants have much bigger ears than there Indian counterparts.
There are many differences between African and Asian elephants. Firstly, Asian elephants have more hair, they have a hump, their trunks have three fingers, and African elephants have two. Also, African elephants ears are the shape of Africa, and Asian elephants are smaller and the shape on India.
some differences in African and Asian elephants is that: African elephants weigh up to 4000 - 7000 kg and have a height of about 3 - 4m, though Asian elephants only weigh about 3000 - 6000 kg and have a height of 2 - 3 and a half metres. African elephants skin is a lot darker and more wrinkled, where as Asian elephants have lighter and smoother skin. African elephants have a concave back, where Asian elephants have a straight or slightly humped back. African Elephants have a sloped head, with no bumps, bulges or denses. Where as Asian elephants have rounded heads with some bumbs and have a dint on the top of their head. African Elephants have larger ears with a size of 4m, and the ears cover its neck. Where as Asian elephants have smaller ears and it doesn't cover its neck. In African elephants, both male and female elephants have tusks, though male elephants tusks are larger. Though with Asian elephants, yes the males grow tusks as well, but the females don't. And if they do, they are barely visible anyways. Also on the end of a African elephants trunk, it has two fingers. Though Asian elephants only have one finger. ( These are true facts, I got them off my science teacher who specialises in differences found in similar mammals. )
There are only two species of elephants, the African elephant and the Asian elephant. There is some evidence that the African bush elephants and the African forest elephants are separate species, however, they both live in sub-Saharan Africa. Asian elephants live in South Asia and Southeast Asia.