Original range and subspecies ³

The Asian or Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus) used to occur in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Israel and Palestine. The subspecies that occurred in the region: Syrian elephant (E. m. asurus), was larger than extant subspecies and is now extinct. Asian Elephants currently occur in 0% of their original range within the W Palearctic.

Reintroduction efforts so far ⁴

None.

Fontes e Créditos

1. (c) J. Maughn, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by J. Maughn, https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmaughn/16113717227/
2. (c) Stan van Remmerden, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stan van Remmerden
3. Adaptado por Stan van Remmerden de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephas_maximus
4. (c) Stan van Remmerden, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

Mais informações

• BioDiversity4All taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• ASM Mammal Diversity Database
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• iNaturalist Mammal Working Group
• International Elephant Foundation
• IUCN Asian Elephant Specialist Group
• VertNet

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