Elephas

Elephas
Asian Elephant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Proboscidea Family: Elephantidae Genus: Elephas Linnaeus, 1758
Species
†E. antiquus †E. beyeri †E. celebensis †E. cypriotes †E. ekorensis †E. falconeri †E. iolensis E. maximus †E. planifrons †E. platycephalus †E. recki †E. namadicus

Elephas is one of two surviving genera in the order of elephants, Proboscidea.

The genus has one surviving species, the Asian elephant (E. maximus), but ten extinct species have been identified as belonging to the genus, including E. recki, E. antiquus, and the dwarf elephants E. falconeri and E. cypriotes. The genus is very closely related to the mammoth genus Mammuthus.

Species

• Elephas antiquus (Straight-tusked Elephant)
• Elephas beyeri
• Elephas celebensis
• Elephas cypriotes
• Elephas ekorensis
• Elephas falconeri (Silician Dwarf Elephant)
• Elephas iolensis
• Elephas maximus (Asian Elephant)
• Elephas namadicus (Asian Straight-tusked Elephant)
• Elephas planifrons
• Elephas platycephalus
• Elephas recki

References

• Bate, D.M.A. 1904. Further note on the remains of Elephas cypriotes from a cave-deposit in Cyprus. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B, 197:347-360. Lister,A.M. 1995.
• Shoshani, Jeheskel (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 90. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. 
• Todd, N. E. 2001. African Elephas recki: Time, space and taxonomy. In: Cavarretta, G., P. Gioia, M. Mussi, and M. R. Palombo. The World of Elephants, Proceedings of the 1st International Congress. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche. Rome, Italy. Online pdf
• Todd, N. E. 2005. Reanalysis of African Elephas recki: implications for time, space and taxonomy. Quaternary International 126-128:65-72.

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