Asian straight-tusked elephant

Summary

Asian straight-tusked elephant is a fossil taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (459 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Asian straight-tusked elephant's image is recorded as Fauna antiqua sivalensis Plate 12A (1847).jpg^[3].
• Asian straight-tusked elephant's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[4].
• Asian straight-tusked elephant's taxon rank is recorded as species^[5].
• Narmada is named after Asian straight-tusked elephant^[6].
• Asian straight-tusked elephant's parent taxon is recorded as Palaeoloxodon^[7].
• Asian straight-tusked elephant's taxon name is recorded as Palaeoloxodon namadicus^[8].
• Asian straight-tusked elephant's Commons category is recorded as Palaeoloxodon namadicus^[9].
• Asian straight-tusked elephant's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0270jbk^[10].
• Asian straight-tusked elephant's original combination is recorded as Elephas namadicus^[11].
• Asian straight-tusked elephant's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. namadicus'}^[12].
• Asian straight-tusked elephant's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780296586^[13].
• Asian straight-tusked elephant's size comparison diagram is recorded as Namadicus size comparison.png^[14].

Why It Matters

Asian straight-tusked elephant ranks in the top 1% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (459 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]