| Elephas Temporal range: Pliocene to present | |
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| Asian elephant | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | Elephantidae |
| Tribe: | Elephantini |
| Genus: | Elephas Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Elephas maximus | |
| Species | |
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For others, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Hypselephas | |
Elephas is one of two living genera in the family of elephants, Elephantidae. The Asian elephant is the only living species of this genus. Some of the extinct species are Elephas beyeri, Elephas ekorensis, Elephas hysudricus, Elephas hysudrindicus, and Elephas planifrons.
