Elephantidae

Loxodonta africana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Euelephantoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Magnordo: Epitheria Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Paenungulata Ordo: Proboscidea Subordo: Elephantiformes Cladus: Elephantimorpha Cladus: Elephantida Superfamilia: Elephantoidea Cladus: Euelephantoidea

Familia: Elephantidae
Genera (2 + 9†): Elephas – Loxodonta – †Anancus – †Mammuthus – †Morrillia – †Paratetralophodon – †Primelephas – †Stegodibelodon – †Stegoloxodon – †Stegotetrabelodon – †Tetralophodon

Name

• Elephantidae Gray, 1821

References

• Elephantidae in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• London Med. Repos. 15: 305.
• Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214
• Jeheskel Shoshani, Pascal Tassy (2005) Advances in proboscidean taxonomy & classification, anatomy & physiology, and ecology & behavior. Quaternary International. 126–128: 5–20. doi: 10.1016/j.quaint.2004.04.011
• Jeheskel Shoshani: "Taxonomy, Classification, History, and Evolution of Elephants". in: Murray E. Fowler, Susan K. Mikota (eds.): Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants. ISBN 9780470344484. doi: 10.1002/9780470344484.ch1

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Olifant
Akan: Ɔsono
العربية: فيا
Bahasa Indonesia: Gajah
български: Слон
català: Elefant
čeština: Slonovití
Cymraeg: Eliffant
dansk: Elefant
Deutsch: Elefanten
Ελληνικά: Ελέφαντας
English: Elephant
español: Elefante
euskara: Elefante
eʋegbe: Atiglinyi
français: Éléphant
Hawaiʻi: ‘Elepani
hrvatski: Slonovi
italiano: Elefante
עברית: פיליים
മലയാളം: ആന
Nederlands: Olifanten
日本語: ゾウ科
Nordfriisk: Elefanten
norsk: Elefanter
polski: Słoniowate
português: Elefante
русский: Слон
suomi: Norsut
svenska: Elefanter
தமிழ்: யானை
ไทย: ช้าง
Türkçe: Filgiller
українська: Слонові
中文: 象科

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