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A definitive subspecific classification as Elephas maximus borneensis awaits a detailed range-wide morphometric and genetic study. In 2024, the Borneo elephant has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List as the population has declined by at least 50% over the last three generations, estimated to be 60–75 years.
The Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), also known as the Asiatic elephant, is a species of elephant distributed throughout the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, from India in the west to Borneo in the east, and Nepal in the north to Sumatra in the south. Three subspecies are recognised—E. m. maximus, E. m. indicus and E. m. sumatranus.
Elephas maximus borneensis, Borneo elephant; Order: Perissodactyla. Bornean rhinoceros, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni. One individual found in eastern ...
Elephas maximus sumatranus – Sumatran elephant; Elephas maximus borneensis – Borneo elephant, proposed but not yet recognized as valid [14] The following Asian elephants were proposed as extinct subspecies, but are now considered synonymous with the Indian elephant: [1] Elephas maximus sondaicus – Javan elephant †
Borneo elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis) Indian elephant (Elephas maximus indicus) Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) Florida manatee (Trichechus manatus latirostris) Antillean manatee (Trichechus manatus manatus)
The Sri Lankan elephant (Elephas maximus maximus) is native to Sri Lanka and one of three recognised subspecies of the Asian elephant. It is the type subspecies of the Asian elephant and was first described by Carl Linnaeus under the binomial Elephas maximus in 1758. [ 1 ]
Español: Mapa de la evolución de la distribución del elefante asiático (Elephas Maximus) del inicio del siglo XX (en rosa) al inicio del siglo XXI (en rojo). Français : Carte de l'évolution de la répartition des éléphants d'Asie ( Elephas Maximus ) à son extension maximale (en rose) et au début du XXI e siècle (en rouge).
Proboscidea (/ ˌ p r oʊ b ə ˈ s ɪ d i ə /; from Latin proboscis, from Ancient Greek προβοσκίς (proboskís) 'elephant's trunk') is a taxonomic order of afrotherian mammals containing one living family (Elephantidae) and several extinct families.