Loxodonta.
There are 3 elephant species in the genus loxodonta(African Elephant): African Elephant, African Bush Elephant, and African Forest ElephantThere is only 1 elephant species in the genus Elephas maximus (Asian Elephant), but it can be divided into 4 sub-species.
the African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana) and the Asian Elephant ( Elephas maximus)
There are three species of elephants. I will list their scientific names. Note that each scientific name is in two parts, and the first part is the genus. The second part is the species name. The three elephant species are Elephas maximus, Loxodonta africana, and Loxodonta cyclotis.
Elephas represents the genus name.maximus represents the species name.To be specific, the Indian elephant is Elephas maximus indicus.The indicus is the subspecies name.
Mammoth, of the genus Mammuthus, proboscidean.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Proboscidea Family: Elephantidae Genus: Elephas or Loxodonta Species: Various species within the genus Elephas or Loxodonta, such as Elephas maximus (Asian elephant) and Loxodonta africana (African elephant)
Elephants belong to the family Elephantidae and the genus Elephas. There are three extant species of elephants: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).
Elephas is genus of a group of animals.The only species of this genus is Elephas maximus(Asian elephant).Many of the remaining species became extinct.
"Elephas" refers to the genus, while "maximus" refers to the species in the scientific name Elephas maximus, which is the Asian elephant.
Mammoths are a genus of elephants. The closest living relatives of mammoths are Asiatic Elephant.
A caladium is a member of the Caladium genus of flowering plants, also known as elephant ear, Heart of Jesus, or Angel wings.
The name depends on the genus. For example: Subgenus Loxodonta (African elephants) Species Loxodontaafricana Genus Elephas (Eurasian elephants) Species Elephas maximus (Asian elephant)