Asian Elephant (species: Elephas maximus) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Elephas maximus
Asian Elephant


©Bernard Dupont: Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)

©Yathin: Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Proboscidea
Family Elephantidae
Genus Elephas
Species Elephas maximus
Status endangered
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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 2700 cm (Shoulder height) - applies to Males
  • Up to 2400 cm (Shoulder height) - applies to Females

Weight

  • Up to 5400 kg

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Distribution and habitat preferences

They inhabit grasslands, tropical evergreen forests, semi-evergreen forests, moist deciduous forests, dry deciduous forests and dry thorn forests, in addition to cultivated and secondary forests and scrublands. Over this range of habitat types elephants are seen from sea level to over 3,000m. (Wikipedia)

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