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Asian elephant

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 615637 Last modified 23.12.2024
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Domain classified zoology
aasia elevant preferred
Asian elephant
Asiatic elephant
  • londiliste (Proboscidea) seltsi elevantlaste (Elephantidae) sugukonda kuuluv liik
  • an elephant native to India and South-east Asia, Elephas maximus, which is distinguished from the larger African elephant by its smaller ears, one-fingered trunk, and two-domed forehead, and is widely domesticated
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Asian elephant
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  • The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) weighs about 5,500 kg and has a shoulder height of up to 3.5 metres. The Asian elephant includes three subspecies: the Indian, or mainland (E. maximus indicus), the Sumatran (E. maximus sumatranus), and the Sri Lankan (E. maximus maximus).
Asiatic elephant
Elephas maximus

Loomanimetuste terminibaas

ID 379078 Last modified 16.06.2023
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india elevant
Asiatischer Elefant

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