Elephas

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? Elephas
Image:Elephas maximus.jpg Asian Elephant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Proboscidea Family: Elephantidae Genus: Elephas
Species
E. beyeri † E. celebensis † E. ekorensis † E. maximus E. planifrons † E. platycephalus † E. recki †

The Elephas genus contains only one surviving member, the Asian Elephant (E. maximus). Other species, such as E. recki which once lived in Africa, have since become extinct. The genus is very closely related to, or maybe even a member of, the genus Mammuthus or mammoths.