Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae
Alternative spelling: Loxodon
Parent taxon: Elephas according to R. Lydekker 1880
Sister taxa: Elephas (Euelephas), Elephas beyeri, Elephas clifti, Elephas ekorensis, Elephas falconeri, Elephas maximus, Elephas melitensis, Elephas moghrebiensis, Elephas nawataensis, Elephas planifrons, Elephas priscus, Mastodon elephantoides, Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis, Palaeoloxodon cypriotes, Palaeoloxodon antiquus, Palaeoloxodon naumanni, Palaeoloxodon lomolinoi, Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) cephallonicus, Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi, Loxodonta (Palaeoloxodon) tokunagai, Palaeoloxodon recki, Palaeoloxodon xylophagou, Palaeoloxodon tiliensis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Elephas (Loxodon) in the database