Elephantidae
Also known as: 'Elepane, Atiglinyi, Ditlou, Drambliniai, Elefant, Elefante, Elefanteak, Elefanten
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Proboscidea |
| Family | Elephantidae |
| Published in | London Med. Repos. vol.15 p.305 |
| Habitat | TERRESTRIAL |
| Genera | 11 |
| Species records held | 56 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 126 |
| GBIF key | 9427 |
Genera in Elephantidae
- Elephas — 22 species: Elephas beyeri, Elephas celebensis, Elephas cephallonicus, Elephas creticus, Elephas cyclotis, Elephas cypriotes, Elephas exilis, Elephas falconeri
- Anancus — 10 species: Anancus bensonensis, Anancus brazosius, Anancus defloccatus, Anancus kazachstanensis, Anancus kenyensis, Anancus orarius, Anancus perimensis, Anancus petrocchii
- Mammuthus — 5 species: Mammuthus chosaricus, Mammuthus columbi, Mammuthus jeffersonii, Mammuthus meridionalis, Mammuthus primigenius
- Palaeoloxodon — 5 species: Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Palaeoloxodon lomolinoi, Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis, Palaeoloxodon naumanni, Palaeoloxodon xylophagou
- Loxodonta — 4 species: Loxodonta africana, Loxodonta creutzburgi, Loxodonta cyclotis, Loxodonta tokunagai
- Stegotetrabelodon — 4 species: Stegotetrabelodon lehmanni, Stegotetrabelodon lybicus, Stegotetrabelodon orbus, Stegotetrabelodon syrticus
- Tetralophodon — 3 species: Tetralophodon barbouri, Tetralophodon campester, Tetralophodon fricki
- Parelephas — 1 species: Parelephas eelsi
- Selenetherium — 1 species: Selenetherium kolleensis
- Stegodibelodon — 1 species: Stegodibelodon schneideri
- Primelephas
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.