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ID 615538 Last modified 12.04.2022
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Domain classified zoology
Indian elephant
  • aasia elevandi alamliik
  • the most widely distributed Asian elephant subspecies (Elephas maximus indicus), inhabiting the grasslands and forests of mainland Asia, mostly throughout Southeast Asia, and classified as endangered: although its habitat is well spread out, its population has declined by more than half within the past 100 years, and poaching for tusks continues to be a serious threat.
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Indian elephant
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  • According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), three Asian elephant subspecies are recognized: Indian elephant Elephas maximus indicus living on the Asian mainland, Sri Lankan elephant Elephas maximus maximus from Sri Lanka and Sumatran elephant Elephas maximus sumatranus from the Indonesian island of Sumatra (Shoshani & Eisenberg, 1982; IUCN, 2017).
Indian Elephant
Elephas maximus indicus

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 615637 Last modified 23.12.2024
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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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  • Liigi nimena on india elevant ebasobiv
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

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ID 379078 Last modified 16.06.2023
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india elevant
Asiatischer Elefant

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