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Asian Elephant

Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Elephas maximus
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Kissling et al, 2014, Bangladesh Species List, Cambodia Species List, China Species List, France Species List, India Species List, Italy Species List, Malaysia Species List, Myanmar Species List, Nepal Species List, Thailand Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Vietnam Species List, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, Indonesia Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia BR, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia LV, wikipedia SL, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, wikipedia SZL, Wildfinder (WWF), Milk Composition of Non Dairy Animals, and United States Species List
Elephas maximus
Recognized by SI Wild, CalPhotos, AnAge articles, White and Seymour, 2014, Arkive, Biopix Nature Photos, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, Pantheria, USFWS, and Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology
Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and GBIF national node type records UK
Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758
Recognized by India Biodiversity Portal
Elephas maximus
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, CITES, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Kappeler et al 2013, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, Anderson and Wiens 2017, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Elephas maximus
Recognized by PlanetScott, Flickr Group, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and Flickr BHL
Elephas maximus (Elephas)
Recognized by Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test, and TreatmentBank

Alternative Names

Elephas indicus Cuvier 1798
Homotypic synonym according to GBIF classification (Originally found in sources as doubtful taxon within Elephas Linnaeus, 1758)
Elephas asiaticus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Elephas gigas
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

Asian Elephant preferred
Recognized by SI Wild, CITES, and Wikidata Common Names
Asian elephant preferred
Recognized by Arkive, USFWS, Paleobiology Database, AnAge, Wikidata Common Names, and admin
Asiatic elephant
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
Asiatic Elephant
prefer
Recognized by PlanetScott
Indian Elephant
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

فبل هندي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

ասիական փիղ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Assamese

হাতী preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Avaric

Азиялъул пил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Fil
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Adi Asiya fili preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Азіяцкі слон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

এশীয় হাতি preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Breton

Olifant Azia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

азиатски слон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

အာရှဆင် preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Elefant asiàtic preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and admin

Chinese

亚洲象 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chuvash

Ази пилĕ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Azijski slon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

slon indický preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

asiatisk elefant preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Aziatische olifant preferred
Recognized by CITES, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Esperanto

Azia elefanto preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

india elevant preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Faroese

Asiatiskur fílur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Aasiannorsu
prefer
Recognized by admin
Elefatti
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Intiannorsu
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Norsu
prefer
Recognized by CITES
aasiannorsu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

French

Eléphant d'Asie preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names
Eléphant d'Inde
prefer
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Elefante asiático preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Asiatischer Elefant preferred
Recognized by CITES, Wikidata Common Names, and admin
Indischer Elefant
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Elefantas
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Ασιατικός ελέφαντας preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

פיל אסייתי preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

Haathi
prefer
Recognized by CITES
एशियाई हाथी preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

ázsiai elefánt preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Fíll preferred
Recognized by CITES

Indonesian

Gajah Asia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

eilifint Áiseach preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Elefante indiano preferred
Recognized by admin
Elefante asiatico
prefer
Recognized by CITES

Japanese

アジアゾウ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Javanese

Gajah Asia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

아시아코끼리 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lak

Азиянал пил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Āzijas zilonis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lingala

Nzɔku ya Azía preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Azijinis dramblys preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Азиски слон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Gajah Asia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

ഏഷ്യൻ ആന preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Maori

Arewhana Āhia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Marathi

आशियाई हत्ती preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Minangkabau

Gajah asia preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Naakaii Dootłʼizhii Bikéyahdę́ę́ʼ chį́į́h yee adilohii preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nepali

एशियन हात्ती preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Asiaatisk Elefant preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Asiatisk elefant preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Occitan (post 1500)

Elefant d'Asia preferred
Recognized by admin

Persian

فیل آسیایی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Słoń indyjski
prefer
Recognized by admin
słoń indyjski preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Elefante-asiático preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pushto; Pashto

آسیايي بیل preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

азиатский слон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sakha

Азия сэлиитэ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

азијски слон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Azijski slon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sinhalese

ආසියානු අලි preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Slon ázijský preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Elefante asiático
prefer
Recognized by CITES
Azijski slon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Elefante Asiático preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

asiatisk elefant preferred
Recognized by CITES and Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

ஆசிய யானை preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tatar

Азия филе preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

ช้างเอเชีย preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Asya fili preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Слон індійський preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

ʃlɔ̌ggà azita preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Upper Sorbian

Aziski słon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

Haathi
prefer
Recognized by CITES
ایشیائی ہاتھی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Osiyo fili preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

voi châu Á preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Welsh

Eliffant Asiaidd preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

亚洲象 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

فيل آسيوى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Diq

Filê Asya preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Ca

Asian elephant preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

Asian elephant preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

ایشیائی ہاتھی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

Elefante-asiático preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr Ec

Азијски слон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sr El

Azijski slon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

亞洲象 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Cn

亚洲象 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hans

亚洲象 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hant

亞洲象 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Hk

亞洲象 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zh Tw

亞洲象 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Afrotheria
Proboscidea
Elephantidae
Elephas Linnaeus 1758
Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Elephas maximus indicus Cuvier 1798
Elephas maximus maximus Linnaeus 1758
Elephas maximus sumatranus Temminck 1847
Elephas iolensis Pomel 1895

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Proboscidea Illiger 1811
Elephantidae Gray 1821
Elephas Linnaeus 1758
Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Elephas maximus indicus Cuvier 1798
Elephas maximus maximus Linnaeus 1758
Elephas maximus sumatranus Temminck 1847

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Afrotheria
Proboscidea
Elephantidae
Elephas Linnaeus 1758
Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Elephas maximus indicus Cuvier 1798
Elephas maximus maximus Linnaeus 1758
Elephas maximus sumatranus Temminck 1847
Elephas iolensis Pomel 1895

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Afrotheria
Proboscidea
Elephantidae
Elephas
Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Elephas maximus indicus Cuvier 1798
Elephas maximus maximus Linnaeus 1758
Elephas maximus sumatranus Temminck 1847

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Proboscidea
Elephantidae
Elephas Linnaeus 1758
Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Elephas maximus borneensis Deraniyagala 1950
Elephas maximus hirsutus Lydekker 1914
Elephas maximus indicus Cuvier 1798
Elephas maximus maximus
Elephas maximus sumatranus Temminck 1847
Elephas armeniacus Falconer 1863
Elephas beyeri von Koenigwald 1956
Elephas bombifrons Falconer & Cautley
Elephas celebensis Hooijer 1949
Elephas chaniensis Symeonides et al. 2000
Elephas creticus Bate 1907
Elephas cypriotes Bate 1903
Elephas falconeri Busk 1867
Elephas melitensis Falconer 1868
Elephas moghrebiensis Arambourg 1970
Elephas namadicus Falconer & Cautley 1846
Elephas nawataensis Tassy 2003
Elephas primigenius Blumenbach 1799
Elephas priscus Goldfuss 1821
Elephas recki (Dietrich 1915)
Elephas youheensis Xue 1981
Elephas zulu Scott 1907
Loxodonta tokunagai Matsumoto 1924
Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis (Adamas 1874)
Palaeoloxodon naumanni Makiyama 1924

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Proboscidea Illiger 1811
Elephantidae Gray 1821
Elephas Linnaeus 1758
Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Elephas maximus indicus Cuvier 1798
Elephas maximus maximus Linnaeus 1758
Elephas maximus sumatranus Temminck 1847

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Proboscidea
Elephantidae
Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758 (this page)
Elephas maximus subsp. sumatranus Temminck 1847
Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach 1797)
Loxodonta cyclotis Matschie 1900

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Afrotheria
Proboscidea
Elephantidae
Elephas
Elephas maximus (this page)
Elephas maximus asurus
Elephas maximus borneensis
Elephas maximus indicus
Elephas maximus maximus
Elephas maximus sumatranus
Elephas antiquus
Elephas cypriotes
unclassified Elephas

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Proboscidea
Elephantiformes
Elephantimorpha
Elephantida
Elephantoidea
Elephantidae
Elephas
Elephas maximus (this page)
Elephas maximus asurus
Elephas maximus borneensis
Elephas maximus hirsutus
Elephas maximus indicus
Elephas maximus maximus
Elephas maximus rubridens
Elephas maximus sondaicus
Elephas maximus sumatranus
Elephas africanus
Elephas armeniacus
Elephas celebensis
Elephas cyclotes
Elephas ekorensis
Elephas hysudricus
Elephas hysudrindicus
Elephas iolensis
Elephas melitensis
Elephas meridionalis
Elephas planifrons
Elephas platycephalus
Elephas primigenius
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