List of Elephant Species | List Elephant Species

The list of elephant species includes all known extant and extinct (†) species from the Elephantidae family.

Subfamilia Elephantinae
- Tribe Elephantini (elephants)
  - Genus †Primelephas
    - Species †Primelephas gomphotheroides
    - Species †Primelephas korotorensis
  - Subtribe Loxodontina
    - Genus Loxodonta
      - Species Loxodonta africana
        
        Subspecies Loxodonta africana africana (African bush elephant)
        
        Subspecies †Loxodonta africana pharaonensis (North African elephant)
      - Species Loxodonta cyclotis (African forest elephant)
  - Subtribe Elephantina or Supergenus Elephadon
    - Genus Elephas (Eurasian elephants)
      - Species Elephas maximus (Asian elephant)
        
        Subspecies Elephas maximus indicus (Indian elephant)
        
        Subspecies Elephas maximus maximus (Sri Lankan elephant)
        
        Subspecies Elephas maximus sumatranus (Sumatran elephant)
        
        Subspecies Elephas maximus borneensis (Borneo elephant or Asian pygmy elephant)
        
        Subspecies ? Vietnam elephant and Laos elephant
        
        Subspecies ? †Elephas maximus rubridens (Chinese elephant)
        
        Subspecies †Elephas maximus asurus (Syrian elephant)
      - Species †Elephas beyeri
      - Species †Elephas celebensis
      - Species †Elephas hysudricus (jr synonym = Hypselephas hysudricus)
      - Species †Elephas iolensis
      - Species †Elephas planifrons (jr synonym = Mammuthus planifrons)
      - Species †Elephas platycephalus
      - Species †Elephas recki
      - Subgenus †Palaeoloxodon
        
        Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) antiquus
        
        Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) creticus
        
        Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) creutzburgi
        
        Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) chaniensis
        
        Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) cypriotes
        
        Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) ekorensis
        
        Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) falconeri
        
        Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) mnaidriensis
        
        Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) melitensis
        
        Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) namadicus
        
        Species †Elephas (Palaeoloxodon) naumanni
    - Genus †Mammuthus (Mammoths)
      - Species †Mammuthus africanavus (African mammoth) †
      - Species †Mammuthus columbi (Columbian mammoth) (jr synonym = Mammuthus jeffersonii)
      - Species †Mammuthus exilis (Pygmy mammoth)
      - Species †Mammuthus imperator (American mammoth)
      - Species †Mammuthus lamarmorae (Sardinian Dwarf mammoth)
      - Species †Mammuthus meridionalis (Southern mammoth)
      - Species †Mammuthus primigenius (Woolly mammoth)
      - Species †Mammuthus subplanifrons
      - Species †Mammuthus armeniacus (jr synonym = Mammuthus trogontherii, Mammuthus sungari))
- Tribe Belodontini †
  - Subtribe Belodontina †
    - Genus Tetrabelodon †
    - Genus Stegotetrabelodon †
    - Genus Stegodibelodon †
Subfamilia Stegodontinae †
- Genus Stegodon †
  - Species Stegodon aurorae †
  - Species Stegodon elephantoides †
  - Species Stegodon florensis †
  - Species Stegodon ganesha †
  - Species Stegodon insignis †
  - Species Stegodon orientalis †
  - Species Stegodon shinshuensis †
  - Species Stegodon sompoensis †
  - Species Stegodon sondaarii †
  - Species Stegodon trigonocephalus †
  - Species Stegodon zdanski †
Subfamilia Lophodontinae or Rhynchotheriinae†
- Genus Anancus †
  - Species Anancus alexeevae †
  - Species Anancus arvernensis †
  - Species Anancus kenyensis †
- Genus Morrillia †
- Tribe Lophodontini (Lophodonty) †
  - Subtribe Lophodontina †
    - Genus Tetralophodon †
    - Genus Paratetralophodon †
    - Genus Zygolophodon †
- Tribe Cuvieroniini †
  - Genus Stegomastodon †
    - Species Stegomastodon arizonae †
    - Species Stegomastodon mirificus †
    - Species Stegomastodon platensis †
    - Species Stegomastodon primitivus †
    - Species Stegomastodon waringi †
  - Genus Cuvieronius †
    - Species Cuvieronius hyodon †
    - Species Cuvieronius priestleyi †
    - Species Cuvieronius tropicus †

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