elephant: Classification

Elephants are the only living representatives of their order, which was once widespread over most of the world; it included the mammoth and the mastodon. Elephants are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Proboscidae, family Elephantidae.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Classification
• Elephants and Humans
• Indian and African Elephants
• Bibliography

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