What type of vertebrate is the elephant?

Answer 1

It is a mammal because it gives birth to its young alive; it feeds its young on milk; and it grows hairs on its skin.

Many other animals are also mammals but the elephant is a "pachyderm". Hippipotami and rhinoceros are also pachyderms.#

The meaning of "pachy" is "thick" and the meaning of "derm" is "skin", so pachyderms are mammals with thick skins

Answer 2

Mammal. Other than that they are unique. The closest animal to elephant is hippopotamus.

Answer 3

Elephants are a type of mammal. They are pachyderms.

Answer 4

An elephant is a mammal which is a type of vertebrate. It belongs to the group of mammals called Proboscidea and is characterized by its large size, tusks, and trunk.

Answer 5

Elephants are mammals.