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What is the African elephant? African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. They are slightly larger than their Asian cousins and can be identified by their larger ears that look...
The African elephant (Loxodonta africana) is the largest land mammal in the world and one of nature’s great ecosystem engineers, being a major contributor to maintaining the balance between wooded and grass ecosystems.
African elephants are the largest living land animals. Once numbering millions across the African continent, their populations had been decimated by the mid-1980s by systematic poaching. The status of the species now varies greatly across Africa.
African elephants are members of the genus Loxodonta comprising two living elephant species, the African bush elephant (L. africana) and the smaller African forest elephant (L. cyclotis). Both are social herbivores with grey skin .
African elephants are the largest animals walking the Earth. Their herds wander through 37 countries in Africa. They are easily recognized by their trunk that is used for communication and handling objects. And their large ears allow them to radiate excess heat.
There are currently three species of elephants across the globe: the African bush elephant (E lephas maximus bengalensis), the African forest elephant (Loxodonta africana cyclotis), and the Asian...
1) There are three different species of elephant – the African Savannah elephant, the African Forest elephant and the Asian elephant. Elephants are known for their large ears, tusks made of ivory and their trunks. 2) Elephants are the world’s largest land animal! Male African elephants can reach 3m tall and weigh between 4,000 -7,500kg.
Quick Fact Sheet. Common Name(s): African Elephant. Scientific Name: Loxodonta africana. Animal Type: mammal. Size: 3.3 m (10 ft.) tall at the shoulder. Weight: 6000 kg (6.6 tons) Lifespan: 60-70 years. Conservation Status: Vulnerable
The most recent IUCN Red List assessment (2021) split African elephants (previously Loxodonta af-ricana) into two species: savannah elephant (Lox-odonta africana)1 and forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis).2 For most of this factsheet we will refer to both species as one, except where relevant (e.g., population size, IUCN status, range).
The WWF African Elephant Programme is currently supporting projects that survey and establish new protected areas (Cameroon, Mozambique), investigate domestic ivory markets (West Africa) and mitigate human-elephant conflict (10 range states).