it means African savannah elephant
The African forest elephant is Loxodonta cyclotis
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.
An African Savannah elephant is one of the two species of African elephant, Latin name Loxodonta africana.
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.
The term "africana" in the species name Loxodonta africana refers to the geographic region where the African elephant is commonly found, which is Africa. In taxonomic nomenclature, the species name usually consists of two parts: the genus name (in this case, Loxodonta) and the specific epithet (in this case, africana).
the African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana) and the Asian Elephant ( Elephas maximus)
The name depends on the genus. For example: Subgenus Loxodonta (African elephants) Species Loxodontaafricana Genus Elephas (Eurasian elephants) Species Elephas maximus (Asian elephant)
There are 3 species of Elephant, all in the Family Elephantidae of the Order Proboscidea.African Elephant Loxodonta africanaAfrican Forest Elephant Loxodonta cyclotisAsian Elephant Elephas maximus
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*
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.
It's the elephant (Elephantidae family). More specifically, it's the African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta Africana).
"Elephant" is an English equivalent of "elephas" in the phrase "Elephas maximus."The phrase "Elephas maximus" is the binomial, Latin or scientific name for the Asian elephant. It is only one of three surviving elephant species in the world. The other two species, Loxodonta africana and L. cyclotis, are found in Africa.
Prunus Africana and is a member of the Rose family (Rosacea).