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Elephants: Proboscidea - Physical Characteristics, Habitat, Diet, Behavior And Reproduction, Elephants And People, Asian Elephant (elephas Maximus): Species Accounts - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, CONSERVATION STATUS

ASIAN ELEPHANT (Elephas maximus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
SAVANNA ELEPHANT (Loxodonta africana): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
FOREST ELEPHANT (Loxodonta cyclotis): SPECIES ACCOUNTS

African elephants live in central Africa, from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Mauritania. Asian elephants inhabit India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Bangladesh, and southern China.

CONSERVATION STATUS

All elephants are listed as Endangered, facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild, by the World Conservation Union (IUCN). They are threatened by habitat loss and poaching, illegal hunting, for ivory, meat, and hides.

Elephants: Proboscidea - Physical Characteristics

Elephants: Proboscidea - Habitat

Elephants: Proboscidea - Diet

Elephants: Proboscidea - Behavior And Reproduction

Elephants: Proboscidea - Elephants And People

Elephants: Proboscidea - Asian Elephant (elephas Maximus): Species Accounts

Elephants: Proboscidea - Savanna Elephant (loxodonta Africana): Species Accounts

Elephants: Proboscidea - Forest Elephant (loxodonta Cyclotis): Species Accounts

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