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Elephants And Mammoths

Elephantidae

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Elephantidae
Family recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Elephantidae
Family 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, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, wikipedia CY, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia AF, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia PMS, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, Biopix Nature Photos, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, wikipedia MIN, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, wikipedia SZL, GBIF classification, NCBI GGBN GBIF BHL BOLDS data coverage, wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, GGBN data coverage, wikipedia BR, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Elephantidae
Recognized by Eswatini Species List, Egypt Species List, AnAge articles, Natural History Museum Species of the day, Fitzpatrick Institute of Ornithology Virtual Museum, Kissling et al, 2014, Angola Species List, Azerbaijan Species List, Bangladesh Species List, Belarus Species List, Benin Species List, Belgium Species List, Botswana Species List, Bulgaria Species List, Burkina Faso Species List, Cambodia Species List, Cameroon Species List, Canada Species List, Central African Republic Species List, Chad Species List, China Species List, Croatia Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Democratic Republic of the Congo Species List, Djibouti Species List, Eritrea Species List, Estonia Species List, Ethiopia Species List, France Species List, Gabon Species List, Georgia Species List, Germany Species List, Ghana Species List, Greece Species List, Hungary Species List, India Species List, Ireland Species List, Israel Species List, Italy Species List, Ivory Coast Species List, Kazakhstan Species List, Kenya Species List, Liberia Species List, Libya Species List, Luxembourg Species List, Malawi Species List, Malaysia Species List, Moldova Species List, Myanmar Species List, Namibia Species List, Nepal Species List, Nicaragua Species List, Niger Species List, Poland Species List, Portugal Species List, Republic of the Congo Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Saudi Arabia Species List, Serbia Species List, Slovakia Species List, Slovenia Species List, South Africa Species List, Spain Species List, Sudan Species List, Switzerland Species List, Syria Species List, Tajikistan Species List, Tanzania Species List, Thailand Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Sri Lanka Species List, Tunisia Species List, Turkey Species List, Turkmenistan Species List, Uganda Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Vietnam Species List, Uzbekistan Species List, Zambia Species List, Zimbabwe Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Indonesia Species List, Mexico Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Arctic Ocean Species List, Gulf of Guinea Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, Furui 2020, GBIF national node type records UK, United States Species List, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, and Lovegrove 2014
Elephantidae Gray 1821
Family recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Alternative Names

? atavus Arambourg, 1947
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? barbouri Osborn, 1921
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? boreus Hay, 1924
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? columbi Falconer, 1857
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? creutzburgi Kuss, 1965
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? elegans Hay, 1916
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? exilis Maglio, 1970
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? falconeri Lydekker, 1877
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? floridanus Osborn, 1929
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? hayi Barbour, 1915
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? jacksoni Mather, 1838
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? jeffersonii Osborn, 1922
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? korotorensis Coppens, 1965
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? lamarmorae Major, 1883
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? longirostris Kaup, 1832
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? meridionalis Nesti, 1825
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? mnaidriensis Adamas, 1874
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? recki Dietrich, 1915
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? roosevelti Hay, 1922
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
? washingtonii Osborn, 1923
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Elephantidae
Harvest ancestor according to Arkive, EOL authors, Animal Diversity Web, Wildfinder (WWF), Pantheria, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records France, Mozambique Species List, GBIF nat'l node type records Netherlands, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, IUCN, iDigBio type specimen records, Paleobiology Database, CITES, AnAge, iNaturalist, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Flickr BHL, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, Anderson and Wiens 2017, TreatmentBank, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, and Flickr Group
Elephantidae Gray 1821
Harvest ancestor according to EOL authors
Eostegodon Yabe 1950
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Loxodonta Cuvier 1825
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Morrillia Osborn 1925
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Paratetralophodon Tassy 1983
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Selenetherium Mackaye, Brunet & Tassy 2005
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

Elephants
prefer
Recognized by admin
Elephants and Mammoths
prefer
Recognized by admin
elephants and mammoths preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa

Adyghe

Пыл preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Albanian

Elefanti preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Amharic

ዝሆን preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

فيليات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

փիղ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Avaric

Пил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Fillər preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bashkir

Фил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

слановыя preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

হস্তী গোত্র preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bosnian

Slon preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

слонове preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Elefants
prefer
Recognized by admin
Elefant preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chechen

Слон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

象科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chuvash

Пил йышшисем preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Crimean Tatar

fil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Slonovi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

slonovití preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Elefant preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

olifanten preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Elefanto preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Elevant preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Norsut
prefer
Recognized by admin
norsut preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

სპილოსებრნი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Elefanten preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Ελεφαντίδες preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

פיליים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

एलिफैन्टिडी preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

elefántfélék preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Icelandic

Fíll preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ゾウ科 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020, Wikidata Common Names, and admin

Kabiyè

Tu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kirghiz; Kyrgyz

Пилдер preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

코끼리과 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

ziloņu dzimta preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish

Olifante preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Drambliai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

Слон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Elefanten preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Elefantfamilien preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Occitan (post 1500)

Elefantids preferred
Recognized by admin

Ossetian; Ossetic

Пыл preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

فیلان preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

słoniowate preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Elefante preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Hiliphanti preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

elefant preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

слоновые preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

Слон preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Slonovi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Slonovité preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Elefantes preferred
Recognized by admin
Sloni preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Elefanter preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tagalog

Elepante preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tajik

Фил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

எலிபன்டிடே preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tatar

Фил preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Telugu

ఎలిఫాంటిడే preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

วงศ์เอลิฟานติดี preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Fil preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

слонові preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Elpend preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
fornite preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
fuzoleem preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Փիղ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ᎧᎹᎹ ᎤᏔᎾ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

فیلخن preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Fillar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vepsian

Elefantanvuiččed preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Voi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Western Frisian

Oaljefanten preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

象科 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

فيليات preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Nan

Chhiūⁿ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pms

Elefant preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pt Br

Elefantes
prefer
Recognized by admin
Elefante preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

象 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Elephantidae

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 (this page)
Elephas Linnaeus 1758
Loxodonta Anonymous 1827
Mammuthus Brookes 1828
Palaeoloxodon Matsumoto 1924
Barytheriidae
Deinotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae
Hemimastodontidae
Mammutidae
Moeritheriidae
Numidotheriidae
Palaeomastodontidae
Phiomiidae
Stegodontidae

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

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 (this page)
Elephas Linnaeus 1758
Loxodonta Anonymous 1827

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Elephantidae (this page)
Elephas Linnaeus 1758
Loxodonta Anonymous 1827
Mammuthus Brookes 1828
Palaeoloxodon Matsumoto 1924
Barytheriidae
Deinotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae
Hemimastodontidae
Mammutidae
Moeritheriidae
Numidotheriidae
Palaeomastodontidae
Phiomiidae
Stegodontidae

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 (this page)
Elephas
Loxodonta
Barytheriidae
Deinotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae
Hemimastodontidae
Mammutidae
Moeritheriidae
Numidotheriidae
Palaeomastodontidae
Phiomiidae
Stegodontidae

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Elephantidae (this page)
Elephas Linnaeus 1758
Loxodonta Anonymous 1827
Mammuthus Brookes 1828
Palaeoloxodon Matsumoto 1924
Barytheriidae
Deinotheriidae
Gomphotheriidae
Hemimastodontidae
Mammutidae
Moeritheriidae
Numidotheriidae
Palaeomastodontidae
Phiomiidae
Stegodontidae

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Proboscidea
Elephantidae (this page)
Anancus Aymard 1855
Elephas Linnaeus 1758
Loxodonta Anonymous 1827
Mammuthus Brookes 1828
Palaeoloxodon Matsumoto 1924
Parelephas Osborn 1925
Primelephas Maglio 1970
Stegodibelodon Coppens 1972
Stegotetrabelodon Petrocchi 1941
Tetralophodon Falconer & Cautley 1847
Anthracobunidae
Arcanotherium Delmer 2009
Barytheriidae
Deinotheriidae
Dinotheriidae
Eritherium Gheerbrant 2009
Eritreum Shoshani, Walter, Abraha, Berhe, Tassy, Sanders, Marchant, Libsekal, Ghirmani & Zinner 2006
Gomphotheriidae
Hsanotherium Ducrocq, Aung Naing Soe, Bo Bo, Mouloud Benammi, Yaowalak Chaimanee, Than Tun, Tin Thein & Jaeger 2000
Mammutidae
Moeritheriidae
Numidotheriidae
Palaeomastodontidae
Stegodontidae

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 (this page)
Elephas Linnaeus 1758
Loxodonta Anonymous 1827

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Proboscidea
Elephantidae (this page)
Elephas maximus Linnaeus 1758
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 (this page)
Elephas
Loxodonta
Mammut
Mammuthus

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 (this page)
Elephantinae
Elephas
Loxodonta
Mammuthus
Palaeoloxodon
Stegoloxodon
Anancidae
Mammutoidea
Stegodontidae
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