Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Euelephantoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Ordo: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Infraordo: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohort: Theria
Cohort: Eutheria
Magnordo: Epitheria
Superordo: Afrotheria
Cladus: Paenungulata
Ordo: Proboscidea
Subordo: Elephantiformes
Cladus: Elephantimorpha
Cladus: Elephantida
Superfamilia: Elephantoidea
Cladus: Euelephantoidea

Familia: Elephantidae
Genera (2 + 9†): Elephas Loxodonta – †Anancus – †Mammuthus – †Morrillia – †Paratetralophodon – †Primelephas – †Stegodibelodon – †Stegoloxodon – †Stegotetrabelodon – †Tetralophodon

Name

  • Elephantidae Gray, 1821

References

  • Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.)  2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 
  • Jeheskel Shoshani, Pascal Tassy (2005) Advances in proboscidean taxonomy & classification, anatomy & physiology, and ecology & behavior. Quaternary International. 126–128: 5–20. DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2004.04.011
  • Jeheskel Shoshani: "Taxonomy, Classification, History, and Evolution of Elephants". in: Murray E. Fowler, Susan K. Mikota (eds.): Biology, Medicine, and Surgery of Elephants. ISBN 9780470344484. DOI: 10.1002/9780470344484.ch1

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Olifant
Akan: Ɔsono
العربية: فيا
български: Слон
català: Elefant
čeština: Slonovití
Cymraeg: Eliffant
dansk: Elefant
Deutsch: Elefanten
eʋegbe: Atiglinyi
Ελληνικά: Ελέφαντας
English: Elephant
español: Elefante
euskara: Elefante
suomi: Norsut
Nordfriisk: Elefanten
français: Éléphant
Hawaiʻi: ‘Elepani
עברית: פיליים
hrvatski: Slonovi
magyar: Elefántfélék
Bahasa Indonesia: Gajah
italiano: Elefante
日本語: ゾウ科
മലയാളം: ആന
Nederlands: Olifanten
norsk: Elefanter
polski: Słoniowate
português: Elefante
русский: Слон
svenska: Elefanter
தமிழ்: யானை
ไทย: ช้าง
Türkçe: Filgiller
українська: Слонові
中文: 象科
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