Asian Elephant

Asian Elephant
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Proboscidea Family: Elephantidae Genus: Elephas Species: maximus
Binomial name
Elephas maximus L.

The Asian Elephant, Elephas maximus, is a species of Elephant which is smaller than its African relative. The most easiest way to see the difference between the two are the smaller ears of the Asian Elephant.

It can be domesticated, and has been used in forestry in South-East Asia for centuries.

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