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Loxodonta

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Loxodonta africana

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Elephantoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Zatheria
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Superordo: Afrotheria
Cladus: Paenungulata
Cladus: Tethytheria
Ordo: Proboscidea
Subordo: Elephantiformes
Cladus: Elephantimorpha
Cladus: Elephantida
Superfamilia: Elephantoidea

Familia: Elephantidae
Subfamilia: Elephantinae
Tribus: Loxodontini
Genus: Loxodonta
Species (2 + 4†): L. africana – L. cyclotis – †L. adaurora – †L. angammensis – †L. atlantica – †L. cookei – †L. exoptata

Name

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Loxodonta Anonymous, 1827

Type species: Elephas africanus Blumenbach, 1797

Synonyms

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  • Loxodon Falconer, 1857

References

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Primary references

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  • Saint-Hilaire, G.; Cuvier, F. : Histoire Naturelle de Mammifères, ..., (52 & 53) [Reviewed in: Zoological journal, 3: 140–142. BHL (1827)]
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Vernacular names

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العربية: فبل
English: African elephant
español: Elefante africano
עברית: פיל אפריקני
italiano: Elefante africano
日本語: アフリカゾウ属
ไทย: ช้างแอฟริกา, ช้างแอฟริกัน
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