Elephas africanus cavendishi Lydekker 1907 (African bush elephant)

Mammalia - Proboscidea - Elephantidae

Full reference: R. Lydekker. 1907. The ears as a race-character in the African elephant. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 77(2):380-403

Belongs to Elephas africanus according to R. Lydekker 1907

See also Wilson and Reeder 2005

Sister taxa: Elephas africanus orleansi, Elephas africanus peeli, Elephas africanus rothschildi, Elephas africanus selousi, Elephas africanus toxotis

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Lake Rudolf (Quaternary of Kenya)

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