Loxodonta

Loxodonta africana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Proboscidea
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Theria Infraclassis: Eutheria Magnordo: Epitheria Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Paenungulata Ordo: Proboscidea

Familia: Elephantidae
Genus: Loxodonta
Species (6): L. africana - L. cyclotis - †L. adaurora - †L. angammensis - †L. atlantica - †L. exoptata

Name

Loxodonta Anon., 1827

Type species: Elephas africanus Blumenbach, 1797

Synonyms

• Loxodon Falconer, 1857

Vernacular names

العربية: فبل
English: African elephant
Español: Elefante africano
Italiano: Elefante africano
עברית: פיל אפריקני
日本語: アフリカゾウ属

References

• Loxodonta in Mammal Species of the World.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• Zoology J. 3: 140.
• Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214

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