Original Range and subspecies ³

The North African elephant (Loxodonta africana pharaohensis), a subspecies of the African savanna elephant, used to occur throughout North Africa until becoming extinct in Roman times. It was probably smaller than the savanna elephants south of the Sahara, the same size as African forest elephant. Loxodonta africana is extinct in the Western Palearctic and currently occurs in 0% of its original range in our region.

Reintroduction efforts so far ⁴

None

Fontes e Créditos

1. Sem direitos reservados, http://www.flickr.com/photos/55368994@N06/5548441432
2. (c) Stan van Remmerden, todos os direitos reservados, 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/Loxodonta_africana
4. (c) Stan van Remmerden, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA)

Mais informações

• BioDiversity4All taxon page
• African Elephant Database
• 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
• VertNet

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