Elephantidae - Wikipedia
WEBElephantidae is a family of large, herbivorous proboscidean mammals collectively called elephants and mammoths. These are large terrestrial mammals with a snout modified into a trunk and teeth modified into tusks. Most genera and species in the family are extinct.
Elephant - Wikipedia
WEBElephants belong to the family Elephantidae, the sole remaining family within the order Proboscidea. Their closest extant relatives are the sirenians (dugongs and manatees) and the hyraxes, with which they share the clade Paenungulata within the superorder Afrotheria. Elephants and sirenians are further grouped in the clade Tethytheria.
The Elephantidae - University of California Museum of Paleontology
WEBMammoths were large proboscideans that roamed the Earth during the Pliocene and Pleistocene (~5 mya to 11,500 years ago). They belong to the group of true elephants (Elephantidae) and are closely related to the two living species.
Elephant Fact Sheet | Blog | Nature | PBS
WEBApr 14, 2020 · Family: | Elephantidae. There are currently three species of elephants across the globe: the African bush elephant (E lephas maximus bengalensis ), the African forest elephant ( Loxodonta...
African elephant, facts and photos - National Geographic
WEBCommon Name: African elephants. Scientific Name: Loxodonta. Type: Mammals. Diet: Herbivore. Group Name: Herd. Average Life Span In The Wild: Up to 70 years. Size: Height at the shoulder, 8.2 to...
African savanna elephant vs the African forest elephant | Britannica
WEBThe African savanna, or bush elephant ( Loxodonta africana ), of sub-Saharan Africa, is the largest living land animal, weighing up to 16,500 lbs (7,500 kg) and standing 10–13 ft (3–4 m) tall at the shoulder. The African forest elephant ( L. cyclotis) is smaller.
Elephant | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
WEB4-6 tons. Length. 18-24 ft. Elephants are the largest land mammals on earth and have distinctly massive bodies, large ears, and long trunks. They use their trunks to pick up objects, trumpet warnings, greet other elephants, or suck up water for drinking or bathing, among other uses.
The family elephantidae, elephants - Elephant Encyclopedia and …
WEBApr 6, 2024 · Elephantidae is a family of large, herbivorous mammals, belonging to the mammal order of Proboscidea, collectively called elephants and mammoths first described by John Edward Gray in 1821. The word elephant derives from the Greek word Elephas, with a non-Indo-European language lineage, likely Phoenician, and while Homer …
Elephant - New World Encyclopedia
WEBElephant is the common name for any of the large land mammals comprising the family Elephantidae in the order Proboscidea, characterized by thick skin, tusks, large pillar-like legs, large flapping ears, and a proboscis, or flexible trunk, that is …
A comprehensive genomic history of extinct and living elephants
WEBFeb 26, 2018 · Elephantids were once among the most widespread megafaunal families. However, only three species of this family exist today. To reconstruct their evolutionary history, we generated 14 genomes from living and extinct elephantids and from the American mastodon.
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