[ Opisthokonta | Metazoa | Eumetazoa | . . .
. . . | Proboscidea | Elephantidae | Loxodonta ]
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Taxonomy: | Eukaryota | Opisthokonta | Metazoa | Eumetazoa | Bilateria | Deuterostomia | Chordata | Craniata | Vertebrata | Gnathostomata | Teleostomi | Euteleostomi | Sarcopterygii | Dipnotetrapodomorpha | Tetrapoda | Amniota | Mammalia | Theria | Eutheria | Afrotheria | Proboscidea | Elephantidae | Loxodonta |
Synonym: | Loxodonta africana africana |
Common: | African savannah elephant, African bush elephant, African savanna elephant, elephant (German: Afrikanischer Elefant) |
Comment: | The African elephant, Loxodonta africana, is the heaviest land animal and has one of the longest lifespans among mammals.<br /><br /><br /><br />Sequenced animal: A female from the San Diego Zoo, CA, USA. |
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Publications: |
Cortez D, Marin R, Toledo-Flores D et. al. 
( 2014)
Nature 508, 488-493.
Lindblad-Toh K, Garber M, Zuk O et. al. 
( 2011)
Nature 478, 476-482.
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