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 .

The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is a species of elephant native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of three extant elephant species and, along with the African forest elephant, one of two extant species of African elephant.

5 days ago · African bush elephant, (Loxodonta africana), one of two living species of African elephants (genus Loxodonta) and the largest of all living elephant species. The African bush elephant is also Earth’s largest living land animal, and it is one of the world’s most famous, being renowned globally for

Loxodonta Localizer maps the localities from which mitochondrial DNA sequences have been reported for African elephants, Loxodonta africana and L. cyclotis, using the dataset described in Ishida et al., 2013, updated with additional sequences.

African elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. They are slightly larger than their Asian cousins and can be identified by their larger ears that look somewhat like the continent of...

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of the two living species of African elephant, along with the African bush elephant. It is native to humid tropical forests in West Africa and the Congo Basin. It is the smallest of the three living elephant species, reaching a shoulder height of 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in). As with other African ...

The range of African elephants (Loxodonta africana) is patchily distributed across central and southern Africa in the Ethiopian Region. Remnant populations exist as far northwest as Guinea-Bissau and as far northeast as Ethiopia.

An African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) walks along a trail in the Madikwe Game Preserve, South Africa. This species can thrive in a range of habitats—and helps other animals in its...

Today, only three species remain: the African bush and forest elephants (Loxodonta africana and Loxodonta cyclotis, respectively) and the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). These hulking creatures are the largest terrestrial mammals, weighing up to six metric tons.

The African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African bush elephant, is not only the largest species of elephant but also the biggest terrestrial animal on Earth. For more information on various elephant species, visit our elephant overview page.