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'''''Elephas''''' is a [[genus]] in the [[elephant]] [[Family (biology)|family]], ''[[Proboscidea]]'' |
'''''Elephas''''' is a [[genus]] in the [[elephant]] [[Family (biology)|family]], ''[[Proboscidea]]'' |
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The genus has one surviving member [[species]], the [[Asian elephant]] (''E. maximus''), but eight [[Extinction|extinct]] species have been identified as belonging to the genus, including ''[[Elephas recki|E. recki]]'', ''[[Elephas falconeri|E. falconeri]]'', and ''[[Elephas antiquus|E. antiquus]]''. The genus is very closely related to the [[mammoth]] genus ''[[Mammuthus]]''. |
The genus has one surviving member [[species]], the [[Asian elephant]] (''E. maximus''), but eight [[Extinction|extinct]] species have been identified as belonging to the genus, including ''[[Elephas recki|E. recki]]'', ''[[Elephas falconeri|E. falconeri]]'', and ''[[Elephas antiquus|E. antiquus]]''. The one surviving [[species]] has nearly tripled in population in the past 6 months. The genus is very closely related to the [[mammoth]] genus ''[[Mammuthus]]''. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Elephas is a genus in the elephant family, Proboscidea
The genus has one surviving member species, the Asian elephant (E. maximus), but eight extinct species have been identified as belonging to the genus, including E. recki, E. falconeri, and E. antiquus. The one surviving species has nearly tripled in population in the past 6 months. The genus is very closely related to the mammoth genus Mammuthus.
References
- Shoshani, J. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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