Elephas

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Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Mammalia • Subclassis: Theria • Infraclassis: Eutheria • Ordo: Proboscidea • Familia: Elephantidae • Genus: Elephas Linnaeus, 1758

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Asiatischer Elefant · Español: Elefante asiático · Français: Éléphant d'Asie ·

Synonyms

Palaeoloxodon

Included species (for ITIS & Mammal Species of the World):: E. maximus

Mammal Species of the World Link: Elephas Linnaeus, 1758

ITIS link: Elephas Linnaeus, 1758

IUCN link: Elephas threatened species

[edit] Photos

Elephants bathing at Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage, Sri Lanka
Elephants bathing at Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage
An elephant can use its trunk for a variety of purposes. This one is wiping its eye.
Elephants being trained in Thailand
Sleeping asian elephant (male) at the Northern Zoo (the Netherlands)
Asian Elephant at the Prague Zoo
Elephant used for transportation of military equipement durning WWI
Elephant at work
Baby elephant walk by maps33.jpg
Indian Elephant baby Marlar born in Cologne Zoo
Pulling an elephant (Sri Lanka)

[edit] Drawings

Franz Marc (1880-1916): Elephant (Elefant), 1907

[edit] Other

also see Category:Elephants in art

Lucy the Elephant, Margate City, New Jersey
Elephant in Origami
Royal de luxe Élephant (Nantes, France)
Gutenzell, Germany: baroque nativity scene, Elephant in the Adoration of the Magi scene
Surin, Thailand: "no entry to elephants"
Iran, 12th century
Romaesque painting at Museo del Prado
An elefant in front of the permanent representation of the Land Lower Saxony ("Niedersachsen") with a Federal Government in Berlin
Topiary
Bas-relief of elephants, Mahabalipuram, India
Elepghas in Afghan War Medal (1878-1880)