There are 3 species of Elephant, all in the Family Elephantidae of the Order Proboscidea.
African elephant Loxodonta africana
African Forest Elephant Loxodonta cyclotis
Asian Elephant Elephas maximus
The 'Africana' is the African elephant. Its scientific name is Loxodonta Africana and is in the phylum Chordata. The African elephant is an endangered mammal.
The species name for Africana varies depending on the specific organism in question. For example, the African bush elephant's species name is Loxodonta africana, while the scientific name for the African lion is Panthera leo.
Well, the southern elephant seal's scientific name is Mirounga leonina.The scientific names of the three species of elephants currently existing in the wild on this planet are:The African Bush Elephant: Loxodonta africanaThe African Forest Elephant: Loxodonta cyclotisThe Asian Elephant: Elephas maximus
The living elephants are:Loxodonta africana (African savanna elephant)Loxodonta cyclotis (African forest elephant)Elephas maximus (Asian elephant)The scientific name of the elephant family is Elephantidae and the genera are Elephas and Loxodonta.There are manyLoxodonta africanusLoxodonta cyclotisElephas maximus indicusE. maximus maximusE. m. sumatranusE. m. boreensiscalf
All elephants are in Family: Elephantidae.However, a "scientific name" is the genus and species.African Bush Elephants, African Forest Elephants and Asian Elephants each have their own scientific names. Even the extinct North African Elephant has a scientific name.Kingdom: AnimalPhylum: ChordateSubphylum: VertebrateClass: MammalOrder: ProboscideaFamily: Elephantidae- African Bush Elephant - Loxodonta africana- African Forest Elephant - Loxodonta cyclotis- Asian Elephant - Elephas maximus- North African Elephant - Loxodonta africana pharaohensis *extinct*
It always was the African Elephant
An african elephant is approx 3.3 metres high.
The African elephant has the biggest ears!The type of elephant with the biggest name has the biggest ears, the African elephant (not the Asian elephant). That's how I remember.
It's the elephant (Elephantidae family). More specifically, it's the African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta Africana).
An African Savannah elephant is one of the two species of African elephant, Latin name Loxodonta africana.
An African forest elephant is one of the two species of African elephant, Latin name Loxodonta cyclotis.
The African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana) is the larger of the two subspecies of African Elephant.The African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) was until recently considered a subspecies of the African Bush Elephant.The Asian or Asiatic Elephant (Elephas maximus).