African bush elephant

Loxodonta africana · Elephantidae

4 t. It is characterised by its long prehensile trunk with two finger-like processes; a concave back; large ears which help reduce body heat; and sturdy tusks that are noticeably curved. Its skin is grey with scanty hairs, and bending cracks which support thermoregulation by retaining water.

Where the African bush elephant lives

Recorded in South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Namibia, Benin, Uganda, Zimbabwe and Zambia (Africa).

Most records fall in Mpumalanga, Rift Valley, Limpopo, Arusha, Eastern Cape and North West.

See the African bush elephant’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Endangered (EN). In danger of dying out in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 25,736 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.