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

Sources and Credits

1. no rights reserved, http://www.flickr.com/photos/55368994@N06/5548441432
2. (c) Stan van Remmerden, all rights reserved, uploaded by Stan van Remmerden
3. Adapted by Stan van Remmerden from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loxodonta_africana
4. (c) Stan van Remmerden, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat 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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