Loxodonta cyclotis

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
Subfamilia: Elephantinae
Tribus: Loxodontini
Genus: Loxodonta
Species: Loxodonta cyclotis

Name

Loxodonta cyclotis (Matschie, 1900)

Type locality: Yaunde, S Cameroon

References

Primary references

Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berlin, p. 194.

Additional references

Johnson, M.B. et al. 2007: Complex phylogeographic history of central African forest elephants and its implications for taxonomy. BMC evolutionary biology, 2007 7: 244. DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-7-244

Links

Loxodonta cyclotis 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.

Vernacular names

aragonés: Elefant africano de selva
беларуская: Лясны афрыканскі слон
English: African Forest Elephant
español: Elefante africano de bosque
magyar: Erdei elefánt
日本語: マルミミゾウ
polski: Słoń leśny
svenska: Afrikansk skogselefant
ไทย: ช้างป่าแอฟริกา
українська: Лісовий слон

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