Asian elephant
species of mammal
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Summary
Asian elephant is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.21% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,791 views/month, #409 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[4]
- Parent taxon: Elephas[5]
- Taxon name: Elephas maximus[6]
- Subclass of: elephant[7]
- Commons category: Elephas maximus[8]
- Color: grey[9]
- Start time: -2500000-00-00T00:00:00Z[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Elephas maximus[11]
- Commons gallery: Elephas maximus[12]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13]
- Short name: E. maximus[14]
- Taxon common name: Asian elephant[15], فبل هندي[16], Elefant asiàtic[17], slon indický[18], Elefante Asiático[19], Eléphant d'Asie[20], Eléphant d'Inde[21], Indian Elephant[22], Asiatischer Elefant[23], Indischer Elefant[24], słoń indyjski[25], 亚洲象[26], azijski slon[27], アジアゾウ[28]
- Mass: 95 kg[29]
- Uses: self-awareness[30]
- Female form of label: azijska slonica[31]
- Habitat: forest[32]
- Gestation period: 22 month[33]
- Longest observed lifespan: 65.5 years[34]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[35]
- Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Elephas_maximus[36]
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Identifiers
Asian elephant's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43697[37]. Asian elephant's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9783[38]. Asian elephant's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 997407[39]. Asian elephant's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219461[40]. Asian elephant's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584938[41].
Why It Matters
Asian elephant has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]