Elephant

About Elephant

The elephant is Earth's largest land animal, although the Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) the is slightly smaller than its African cousin. Asian elephants can be identified by their smaller, rounded ears. An African elephant's ears resemble the continent of Africa. The Asian elephant live in forested regions of India and throughout Southeast Asia, including Myanmar, Sri lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos. About a third of Asian elephants live in captivity.
The Asian elephant is classified as Endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Its population has declined by an estimated 50 percent over the past 75 years, and there are an estimated 20,000 to 40,000 Asian elephants/Tusker left in the wild.

COMMON NAME: Asian Elephant
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Elephas maximus
TYPE: Mammals
AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: Up to 60 years
SIZE: Height at the shoulder: 6.6 to 9.8 feet
WEIGHT: 2.25 to 5.5 tons

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