Elephantidae

Loxodonta africana

Taxonavigation

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
Subfamiliae (2): Elephantinae – †Stegotetrabelodontinae
Genera (2 + 6†): Elephas – Loxodonta – †Mammuthus – †Palaeoloxodon – †Primelephas – †Stegodibelodon – †Stegoloxodon – †Stegotetrabelodon

Name

Elephantidae Gray, 1821

• Type genus: Elephas Linnaeus, 1758.

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1821. Natural Arrangement of Vertebrose Animals. Ord. 9. Proboscidiæ. London Medical Repository 15: 305.

Additional references

• Shoshani, J. & Tassy, P. 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 . Reference page. 
• Shoshani, J. 2005. Order Proboscidea. Pp. 90–91 in Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) . Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 
• Shoshani, J. 2006. Taxonomy, Classification, History, and Evolution of Elephants. In: Murray E. Fowler, Susan K. Mikota (eds.): Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants. ISBN 978-0-470-34448-4. DOI: 10.1002/9780470344484.ch1

Vernacular names

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

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