Asian Elephant
Elephas maximus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Epic
- Observations
- 4,942
- Most observed in
- 🇮🇳 India
- Conservation
- Endangered
Description
The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living species in the genus Elephas. It is the largest living land animal in Asia and the second largest living elephantid in the world. It is characterised by its long trunk with a single finger-like process; large tusks in males; laterally folded large ears and wrinkled grey skin that is partly depigmented on the trunk, ears or neck.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Asian elephant”.