Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Synonyms: Elephas asiaticus Blumenbach 1797, Elephas gigas Perry 1811
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Elephas according to N. Rohland et al. 2010
See also Allen 1936, Andrews 1903, Hay 1902, Linnaeus 1758, Rogaev et al. 2006, Shoshani and Eisenberg 1982, Thomas 1911 and Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas (Loxodon), Elephas beyeri, Elephas clifti, Elephas ekorensis, Elephas falconeri, Elephas melitensis, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas nawataensis, Elephas planifrons, Elephas priscus, Mastodon elephantoides, Palaeoloxodon cypriotes, Loxodonta (Palaeoloxodon) tokunagai, Palaeoloxodon tiliensis, Palaeoloxodon lomolinoi, Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) cephallonicus, Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis, Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi, Palaeoloxodon recki, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Palaeoloxodon xylophagou, Palaeoloxodon naumanni
Subtaxa: Elephas maximus hirsutus Elephas maximus indicus Elephas maximus maximus Elephas maximus sumatranus
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Average measurements (in mm): femur circumference 304.8
Estimated body mass: 3.99 tons based on femur circumference
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (1 collection), India (3), Indonesia (1), Malaysia (1), Sri Lanka (1), Thailand (1)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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