African bush elephant
species of mammal; largest land animal
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Summary
African bush elephant is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,354 views/month, #302 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Endangered status[4]
- Parent taxon: African elephant[5]
- Taxon name: Loxodonta africana[6]
- Subclass of: African elephant[7]
- Commons category: Loxodonta africana[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Loxodonta africana[9]
- Commons gallery: Loxodonta africana[10]
- Original combination: Elephas africanus[11]
- Taxon synonym: Elephas africanus[12]
- Short name: L. africana[13]
- Taxon common name: African elephant[14], Elefante Africano[15], Éléphant Africain[16], Éléphant d'Afrique[17], African Bush Elephant[18], Afrikanischer Elefant[19], Afrikanischer Buschelefant[20], afriški savanski slon[21]
- Gestation period: 22 month[22]
- Longest observed lifespan: 65 years[23]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[24]
- Sequenced genome URL: http://www.ensembl.org/Loxodonta_africana[25]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix II of CITES[26], Appendix I of CITES[27]
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Identifiers
African bush elephant's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43694[28]. African bush elephant's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9785[29]. African bush elephant's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 289808[30]. African bush elephant's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435350[31]. African bush elephant's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584939[32].
Why It Matters
African bush elephant has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]