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Jun 12, 2015 · Fourteen years ago the first of a series of genetic tests unveiled a secret: African elephants aren’t really a single species. They are actually two different species that diverged from each other...
Although they were long grouped together as one species, scientists have determined that there are actually two species of African elephants—and that both are at risk of extinction. Savanna ...
African elephants are members of the genus Loxodonta comprising two living elephant species, the African bush elephant ( L. africana) and the smaller African forest elephant ( L. cyclotis ). Both are social herbivores with grey skin, but differ in the size and colour of their tusks and in the shape and size of their ears and skulls .
Three living species are currently recognised: the African bush elephant ( Loxodonta africana ), the African forest elephant ( L. cyclotis ), and the Asian elephant ( Elephas maximus ). They are the only surviving members of the family Elephantidae and the order Proboscidea; extinct relatives include mammoths and mastodons.
There are two species of African elephants—the savanna (or bush) elephant and the forest elephant. Savanna elephants are larger than forest elephants, and their tusks curve outwards. In addition to being smaller, forest elephants are darker and their tusks are straighter and point downward.
Dec 21, 2010 · African forest-dwelling elephants ( Loxodonta cyclotis) are a separate species from those living in the African savanna ( Loxodonta africana ), researchers have shown. Scientists have long...
Two genetically different African species exist: the savanna elephant and the forest elephant, with a number of characteristics that differentiate them both. The African savanna elephant is the largest elephant species, while the Asian forest elephant and the African forest elephant are of a comparable, smaller size.
