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Asian Elephant
Elephas maximus Linneaus, 1758

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Mammalia - mammals »  order Proboscidea - elephants »  family Elephantidae - elephants »  genus Elephas

Other names

= Asiatic Elephant
= Indian Elephant

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IUCN category:Endangered

Images

Elephas maximus - Asian Elephant

male

Author: Milan Kořínek

Elephas maximus - Asian Elephant

Author: Ivan Mikšík

Elephas maximus - Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus - Asian Elephant

Author: Simon Rerucha

Elephas maximus - Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus - Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus maximus - Sri Lankan Elephant

Elephas maximus maximus - Sri Lankan Elephant

Author: Jan Ševčík

Elephas maximus maximus - Sri Lankan Elephant

Elephas maximus maximus - Sri Lankan Elephant

Author: Jan Ševčík

Elephas maximus maximus - Sri Lankan Elephant

Elephas maximus maximus - Sri Lankan Elephant

Author: Stepanka Nemcova
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Taxon in country check-lists*

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Sumatra, Thailand, Viet Nam

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Intertaxon relationships

parasite: Haematomyzus elephantis Piaget, 1869 - Elefantenlaus

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Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 6

subspecies Elephas maximus asurus - Syrian Elephant †
subspecies Elephas maximus borneensis Deraniyagala, 1950 - Borneo Elephant

Elephas maximus borneensis - Borneo Elephant

subspecies Elephas maximus indicus Cuvier, 1797 - Indian Elephant

Elephas maximus indicus - Indian Elephant

subspecies Elephas maximus maximus Linnaeus, 1758 - Sri Lankan Elephant

Elephas maximus maximus - Sri Lankan Elephant

subspecies Elephas maximus rubridens - Chinese Elephant †
subspecies Elephas maximus sumatranus Temminck, 1847 - Sumatran Elephant

Links and literature

EN ARKive [/asian-elephant/elephas-maximus/]
ARKive [http://www.arkive.org]
Data retrieved on: 2010/12/16
EN IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011.2 [7140] [as Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758]
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/]
Data retrieved on: 2012/05/26
EN Mammal Species of the World (MSW). A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed) [as Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758]
Wilson D. E., Reeder D. M. (editors) (2005): Mammal Species of the World (MSW). A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed) [http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3]
Data retrieved on: 2008/12/05
EN Wikipedia Articles [Asian_Elephant]
Wikipedia Articles [http://en.wikipedia.org]
CZ Anděra M. (1999): České názvy živočichů II. Savci (Mammalia), Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 147 pp. [as Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758]
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