Taxonomic status: Species Taxonomic notes: Preliminary genetic evidence suggests that there may be at least two species of African Elephant, namely the Savannah Elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) (Roca et al. Genetic evidence suggests that there may be at least 2 species of African elephants, the Savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana africana) and the Forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis). Larry Laursen, Marc Bekoff; Loxodonta africana, Mammalian Species, Issue 92, 6 January 1978, Pages 1–8, https://doi.org/10.2307/3503889 The African elephant belongs to the elephantidae family and is the largest mammal on land. Genus: Loxodonta; Species: L. africana; African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana). According to The African Elephant Specialist Group more research is necessary for its reclassification which might leave species unprotected. 2001, 2005). Scientific name: Loxodonta africana Common name: African elephant IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Status: Vulnerable A2a ver 3.1 Population estimate (in the wild): 400,000 Population trend: Decreasing. A third species, the West African Elephant, has also been postulated. Species. Genus: Loxodonta. Species.

Disjunct populations exist southward into northern South Africa, and include contiguous populations in Gabon, Tanzania, Botswana, and Zambia.

African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana). See Phylogenetic Relationships.

Describer: Order established = Illiger (1811). African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana). Species: Loxodonta africana (savannah or African bush elephant)* Species: Loxodonta cyclotis (African forest elephant)* *Current evidence considers savannah and forest elephants to be seperate species. African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Further Details on Data Used for the Global Assessment. Bush and forest elephants are nowadays generally considered to be two distinct species. Description. African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis). ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. Taxonomy - Loxodonta africana (African elephant) (SPECIES) ))) Map to UniProtKB (25,938) Reviewed (34) ... ›African bush elephant ›African savanna elephant ›African savannah elephant ›elephant ›Loxodonta africana africana: Rank i: SPECIES: Loxodonta africana in Mammal Species of the World. Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Loxodonta adaurora, extinct, presumed antecedent of the modern African elephants. Mammal Species of the World (v3, 2005) link: Loxodonta africana Blumenbach, 1797 ; ITIS link: Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797) IUCN: Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797) … Loxodonta species Loxodonta africana Name Synonyms Elephas africanus Blumenbach, 1797 Elephas africanus cavendishi Lydekker, 1907 Elephas capensis Cuvier, 1798 Elephas capensis knochenhaueri Matschie, 1900 Elephas capensis oxyotis Matschie, 1900 Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Species. Vulnerable: A species considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. For the 2004 assessment, current generation data were obtained from the African ... determine the status of the species one generation prior to 2002, and to provide the basis for comparison with AESR 2002 estimates for that assessment. Loxodonta adaurora, extinct, presumed antecedent of the modern African elephants. Geographic Range. African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) Black-bellied Pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla) Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana africana) Temminck’s Ground Pangolin (Smutsia temminckii) Third edition. Species. It is considered to be a single species, Loxodonta africana with two subspecies, L.a. cyclotis (forest elephant) and L.a. africana (savanna elephant). The African elephant is listed as a threatened species. Loxodonta africana Both it and the African forest elephant have usually been classified as a single species, known simply as the African elephant, but recent evidence has seen the forest elephant classified as a distinct species . Bush and forest elephants are nowadays generally considered to be two distinct species. Established in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant species. The range of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) is patchily distributed across central and southern Africa in the Ethiopian Region.Remnant populations exist as far northwest as Guinea-Bissau and as far northeast as Ethiopia. African bush elephants are the largest living terrestrial animals, being up to 3.96 m (13.0 ft) tall at the shoulders (a male shot in 1974).

African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis). IUCN: Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797) (Vulnerable) Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797) - Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Family describer = Gray (1821).