Indian Elephant
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Scientific name | Elephas maximus indicus |
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Class | Mammalia |
Family | Elephantidae |
Kingdom | Animalia |
Rank | Subspecies |
Phylum | Chordata |
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ID | 2238909 |
About Indian Elephant
The Indian elephant is one of three extant recognised subspecies of the Asian elephant and native to mainland Asia. Since 1986, the Asian elephant has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List as the wild population has declined by at least 50% since the 1930s to 1940s, i. e. three elephant generations.