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The African bush elephant is listed as Endangered and the African forest elephant as Critically Endangered on the respective IUCN Red Lists. [ 57 ] [ 58 ] Based on vegetation types that provide suitable habitat for African elephants, it was estimated that in the early 19th century a maximum of 26,913,000 African elephants might have been ...
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The African forest elephant was long considered to be a subspecies of the African elephant, together with the African bush elephant. Morphological and DNA analysis showed that they are two distinct species. [4] [5] The taxonomic status of the African pygmy elephant (Loxodonta pumilio) was uncertain for a long time.
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• The elephant silhouettes are redrawn primarily from a photo by Ian Sewell, [4] with the female modified based on information and photos on Elephant Voices Blog. [5] [6] Newborn silhouette drawn from multiple images found online. • Humans scaled to 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) and 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) respectively.
The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is a species of elephant native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of three extant elephant species and, along with the African forest elephant , one of two extant species of African elephant .