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Loxodonta africana
(Blumenbach, 1797)
- African bush elephant
(mammal)
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Entity:
Loxodonta (Genus) - African elephant
..†Loxodonta atlantica (Species)
..†Loxodonta cookei (Species)
..†Loxodonta exoptata (Species)
..Loxodonta africana (Species) - African bush elephant
....Loxodonta africana africana (Subspecies) - bush elephant
....Loxodonta africana cyclotis (Subspecies) - forest elephant
Authorship
Original name
:
Blumenbach, 1797:125.
Original rank
:
Subsequent generic combination
:
Original spelling
:
Attributes
Questionably
Holotype lost
Ref:
N.E. Todd, 2010.
The Anatomical Record
293
(1)
: table 2.
[implicit]
Types
Type, by original designation, of
:
Loxodonta
(Genus)
Vigors, 1827
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Loxodonta africana africana
(Blumenbach, 1797)
Variants
Former rank
:
Loxodonta africana africana
(Blumenbach, 1797)
Ref:
J.A. van Essen, 2011
: 26.
Different termination
:
Loxodonta africanus
Combinations
Basionym
:
Elephas africanus
Blumenbach, 1797
Ref:
N.E. Todd, 2010
: 76.
Synonyms
Including
:
Loxodonta africana oxyotis
Matschie, 1900
Ref:
J. Shoshani, 2005
: 91.
Including
:
Loxodonta cyclotis
(Matschie, 1900)
Ref:
G.B. Corbet & J.E. Hill, 1991
Vernacular Names (Dutch)
Full name
:
Afrikaanse olifant
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
African bush elephant
:
African elephant
Ref:
J.A. van Essen, 2011
: 26.
:
African savannah elephant
:
bush elephant
Ref:
J.A. van Essen, 2011
: 26.
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Last updated:
28 Aug 2026