Elephantidae (Elephants)

Elephantidae (Elephants) family have two genera- Proboscidae and elephants. Elephants are African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) and Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) seen as wild animals.

African elephant (Loxodonta Africana)

There are two sub-species in the African elephants: vSmaller forest elephant and the larger bush or savannah elephant.

Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus)

There are four sub-species in the Asiatic elephants: Indian, Ceylon, Sumatran and Malaysian.

Difference Between Asiatic and African Elephants

In terms of weight, height, trunk-structures, nail-numbers, occurrence of musth related features, differences are seen in general between the African and Asiatic elephants.

In India, the elephants are seen in western ghat regions that includes Tamilnadu, Kerala and Karnataka in addition to Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, West Bengal and Assam. Makhnas are also seen in elephant herds.