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What genus is the elephant?
Loxodonta.
What is the genus of an elephant?
There are three species of elephants. I will list their scientific names. Note that each scientific name is in two parts, and the first part is the genus. The second part is the species name. The three elephant species are Elephas maximus, Loxodonta africana, and Loxodonta cyclotis.
What is the taxonomy for elephant?
Elephants belong to the family Elephantidae and the genus Elephas. There are three extant species of elephants: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).
What are three mammals from phylum through species?
Phylum ChordataClass Mammalia1) Tiger 2) African Elephant 3) Red KangarooOrder Carnivora Order Proboscidea Order DiprotodontiaFamily Felidae Family Elephantidae Family MacropodidaeGenus Panthera Genus Loxodonta Genus MacropusPanthera Tigris Loxodonta Africana Macropus RufusIs this what you were asking for?
What is a elephant's kingdom phylum class order family genus and species?
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Proboscidea Family: Elephantidae Genus: Elephas or Loxodonta Species: Various species within the genus Elephas or Loxodonta, such as Elephas maximus (Asian elephant) and Loxodonta africana (African elephant)
What is the genus and and species name of an elephant?
the African Elephant ( Loxodonta africana) and the Asian Elephant ( Elephas maximus)
What is the genus name of the animals listed below?
Dogs: Canis Lions: Panthera Elephants: Loxodonta Penguins: Spheniscus
Scientific classification of elephant?
Elephants belong to the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea. There are three species of elephants: the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), the African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis), and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).
What is the genies and species classification of the elephant?
The elephant belongs to two genera: Elephans and Loxodonta. The three species of Loxodonta include africana, cyclotis and maximus
What is the scientific name for a baby elephant?
Elephas maximuselephas Maximusasianis elephantisElephas maximumElephus maximusElephas maximus is the scientific, Latin or binomial name for the Asian elephant. It is one of three surviving elephant species. Of the three, it is the only genus to be found in Asia. The other two species, Loxodonta africana and L. cyclotis, are found in Africa.No, Loxodonta is the scientific genus for African elephants. Asian elephants are of the genus elephas, and are closely related to the mammoth. The full scientific name for the Asian Elephant is Elephas maximus. Make sure when you write the full name for a creature the genus is capitalized and the species is lowercase and that it is written in italics if you are handwriting the name then you can underline it.The scientific or taxonomic name would be Elephas maximus.
The species name of the African elephant is Loxodonta africana What part of the species name is africana?
The term "africana" in the species name Loxodonta africana refers to the geographic region where the African elephant is commonly found, which is Africa. In taxonomic nomenclature, the species name usually consists of two parts: the genus name (in this case, Loxodonta) and the specific epithet (in this case, africana).
What are the two species of elepahnts?
There are actually three species of elephants: Elephas maximus the asiatic elephant Loxodonta africana the savannan or bush elephant Loxodonta cyclotis the forest elephant
