European Straight-tusked Elephant †
Palaeoloxodon antiquus
Summary 4
The straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus) is an extinct species of elephant that inhabited Europe during the Middle and Late Pleistocene (781,000–50,000 years before present). Some experts regard the larger Asian species, Palaeoloxodon namadicus, as a variant or subspecies. It was formerly thought to be closely related to the living Asian elephant; however, in 2016, DNA sequence analysis showed that its closest extant relative is actually the African forest elepha
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BioDiversity4All Mapa
| Status in w palearctic | Globally Extinct |
|---|---|
| Ecological niche | Megaherbivore |
| Region | Europe - Caucasus, Europe - Central, Europe - Eastern, Europe - Iberia, Europe - Italy, Europe - Southeastern, Europe - Western, Middle East - Anatolia, Middle East - Levant |
| Z ecotourism potential | 5 |
