| SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION |
| COMMON NAME: | Asian elephant, Indian elephant |
| KINGDOM: | Animalia |
| PHYLUM: | Chordata |
| CLASS: | Mammalia |
| ORDER: | Proboscidea |
| FAMILY: | Elephantidae |
| GENUS SPECIES: | Elephas (elephant) maximus (largest) |
| FAST FACTS |
| DESCRIPTION: | Huge thick-skinned herbivore with fan-shaped ears and a long trunk, with a single finger-like projection at the tip, which originates between two forward projecting incisors that extend to the ground |
| SIZE: | 2.4-3.1 m (8-10 ft.) at the shoulder |
| WEIGHT: | 2700-5000 kg (6000-11000 lb.); females are smaller |
| DIET: | Consumes plants including grasses, fruits, vegetables, leaves, and bark which it gathers with its long trunk |
| GESTATION: | 18-22 months |
| SEXUAL MATURITY: | |
| MALE | 10-14 years (bulls) |
| FEMALE | 8-9 years (cows) |
| LIFE SPAN: | 60-70 years |
| RANGE: | |
| HABITAT: | Forests, adjoining grasslands, and scrub |
| POPULATION: | GLOBAL | No data |
| STATUS: | IUCN | Endangered |
| CITES | Appendix I | |
| USFWS | Endangered |
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