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Loxodonta cyclotis (Matschie, 1900)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Sitzb. Ges. Naturf. Fr. Berlin p.194

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Mammalia
order
Proboscidea
family
Elephantidae
genus
Loxodonta
species
Loxodonta cyclotis

Name

Synonyms
Elephas africanus albertensis Lydekker, 1907
Elephas africanus cottoni Lydekker, 1908
Elephas africanus cyclotis (Matschie, 1900)
Elephas africanus fransseni Schouteden, 1914
Elephas africanus pumilio Noack, 1906
Elephas capensis cyclotis (Matschie, 1900)
Loxodonta africana cyclotis Matschie, 1900
Homonyms
Loxodonta cyclotis (Matschie, 1900)
Common names
Aafrika metsaelevant in Estonian
African Forest Elephant in English
African Forest Elephant in English
African Forest Elephant in English
African Forest Elephant in English
African Forest Elephant in English
African Forest Elephant in English
African Pygmy Elephant in English
African forest elephant in English
Afrika Orman Fili in Turkish
Afrikaanse Bosolifant in Dutch
Afrikanesche Bëscher Elefant in Luxembourgish
Afrikanischer Waldelefant in German
Afrikanischer Waldelefant in German
Afrikansk skogselefant in Swedish
Afrikansk skovelefant in Danish
Afrikinis miškinis dramblys in Lithuanian
Afrički šumski slon in Croatian
Basoko elefante in Basque
Elefant africano de selva in Aragonese
Elefant africà de bosc in Catalan–Valencian
Elefant afrikan i pyjor in Albanian
Elefant del bòsc d'Africa in Occitan (post 1500)
Elefante in language.
Elefante Africano de Bosque in Spanish
Elefante africano delle foreste in Italian
Elefante africano di foresta in Italian
Elefante de Bosque in Spanish
Elefante de bosque in language.
Elefante de selva africano in Spanish
Elefante-africano-de-floresta in Portuguese
Eléphant de forét in French
Eléphant de forét in French
Forest Elephant in English
Gajah hutan afrika in Indonesian
Metsänorsu in Finnish
Olifant koadoù Afrika in Breton
Semliki Elephant in English
Skogselefant in Norwegian Bokmål
Slon pralesní in Czech
Słoń leśny in Polish
Waldelefant in German
Woudolifant in Afrikaans
erdei elefánt in Hungarian
Éléphant de forêt in French
Éléphant de forêt d'Afrique in French
Αφρικανικός ελέφαντας του δάσους in Greek, Modern (1453-)
Африкански горски слон in Bulgarian
Африкански шума слон in Macedonian
Лесной слон in Russian

Bibliographic References

  1. Burgin, Connor J., Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier, Anthony B. Rylands, et al., 2020: null. Illustrated Checklist of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 1. Monotremata to Rodentia. 631.
  2. Roca, Alfred L., Nicholas Georgiadis, Jill Pecon-Slattery, and Stephen J. O'Brien, 2001: Genetic Evidence for Two Species of Elephant in Africa. Science, vol. 293. 1473-1477.
  3. Wilson, D. E., and R. A. Mittermeier, eds., 2011: null. Handbook of the Mammals of the World, vol. 2: Hoofed Mammals. 206-247.
  4. Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
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