OverviewAI-generated
*Elephas* is a genus within the family Elephantidae, order Proboscidea, class Mammalia, and phylum Chordata. The taxon was described by Linnaeus in 1758 and serves as the nomenclatural type for the family. It is also referred to as the Asian elephant genus.
The temporal range of the genus begins in the Pliocene. While *Elephas* species once inhabited the continents of Eurasia and Africa, the only extant species is now distributed in South and Southeast Asia. The genus contains several extinct species and is closely related to the mammoth genus.
The taxon has an accepted status in WoRMS. It is documented in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, the Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, and the Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus.
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Species
Genus
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderProboscidea
- FamilyElephantidae
象属（学名：Elephas）又名亚洲象属，是象科现存的两属之一，亚洲象是其唯一现存物种。 本属还包含若干灭绝物种。本属物种曾遍布欧亚非大陆，但现在仅剩南亚及东南亚有分布。本属也与猛犸象属有密切的亲缘关系。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 461
- With media
- 111
- Family
- Elephantidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, CM, USNM, IGL-UNAM, UCMP
- Recorded in
- Tanzania, Germany, United States, Mexico, United Kingdom