Asian elephant

Elephas maximus · Elephantidae

The Asian elephant, also known as the Asiatic elephant, is the only living species in the genus Elephas. It is the largest living land animal in Asia and the second largest living elephantid in the world. It is characterised by its long trunk with a single finger-like process; large tusks in males; laterally folded large ears and wrinkled grey skin that is partly depigmented on the trunk, ears or neck.

Where the Asian elephant lives

Recorded in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Nepal (Asia).

Most records fall in Sabah, Mŏṇarāgala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Pŏḷŏnnaruva.

See the Asian 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 7,176 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.