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Asian elephant
Order : Proboscidea
Family : Elephantidae
Genus : Elephas
Facts about the genus Elephas, the Asian elephant
08 Oct 2003Both the African and Asian Elephant are listed as "Endangered" under The 2000 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and are "facing a very high risk of . (Full text)
Distribution: The Asian elephant are found in forest habitats with access to permanent sources of water and grass. (Full text)
Conservation status of remaining Asian elephant ranges in Southeast Asia Wild populations of Asian elephant are estimated at 30,000 and 40,000 animals, with the largest populations occurring (Full text)
The cap of Amanita elephas is 90 - 100 mm wide, campanulate at first, then at maturity planar to plano-concave and subumbonate, with a nonstriate margin. (Full text)
" (Gee 1950) *** The Asian elephant is distinguished from the African elephant in that the Asian elephant has considerably smaller ears, the forehead is flat and the top of the head is the highest point of the animal. (Full text)
Predators:HumansThe African elephant and the Asian elephant are the only two surviving species of what was in prehistoric times a diverse and populous group of large mammals. (Full text)
This whim depends upon two Greek puns; the Greek for horn is keras, and the verb krano or karanoo means “to bring to an issue,” “to fulfil; so again elephas is ivory, and the verb elephairo means “to cheat,” “to deceive. (Full text)
Search for more information on Internet (Keyword: Elephas is dynamically included, the link for the searchengine will open in new window) (Full text)
The other two subspecies of the Asian elephant are E. (Full text)
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Physical Description Species Description The Asian elephant is the largest terrestrial mammal in Asia. (Full text)
Remember, The Asian Elephant is an endangered specie. (Full text)
The Asian Elephant is sometimes called the Indian Elephant (Full text)
When a young Asian elephant is stressed and nervous they will go to an adult and place the tip of their trunk in the adults mouth. (Full text)
Elephas is well represented at many sites; with one exception the entire Buia Elephas sample represents a relatively derived member of the Elephas recki lineage. (Full text)
The Indian elephant -- Elephas, is a native of thick forest, so is smaller, with much smaller ears. (Full text)
Arisaema elephas is a stocky Chinese species that can supposedly grow to nearly 5' tall if well-watered and otherwise happy, but most growers report it to be much smaller, as in 2' or less. (Full text)
USFWS Refuges on which the Asian elephant is reported. (Full text)