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straight-tusked elephant

extinct species of Elephantidae
Taxon fossil_taxon Q1377999
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straight-tusked elephant

Summary

straight-tusked elephant is a fossil taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,239 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • straight-tusked elephant's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon[3].
  • straight-tusked elephant is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • straight-tusked elephant is classified within Palaeoloxodon[5].
  • straight-tusked elephant's scientific name is Palaeoloxodon antiquus[6].
  • straight-tusked elephant's Commons category is recorded as Palaeoloxodon antiquus[7].
  • straight-tusked elephant began on -400000-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • straight-tusked elephant ended on -30000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • straight-tusked elephant's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. antiquus'}[10].
  • straight-tusked elephant is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'europäischer Waldelefant'}[11].
  • straight-tusked elephant is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'straight-tusked elephant'}[12].
  • straight-tusked elephant is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'elefante europeu'}[13].
  • straight-tusked elephant is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'éléphant à défenses droites'}[14].
  • straight-tusked elephant's different from is recorded as Loxodonta cyclotis[15].
  • straight-tusked elephant's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4.2'}[16].
  • straight-tusked elephant's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+15'}[17].
  • straight-tusked elephant dates from the Pleistocene[18].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, straight-tusked elephant is Palaeoloxodon antiquus[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Palaeoloxodon[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'europäischer Waldelefant'}[11], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'elefante europeu'}[13], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'éléphant à défenses droites'}[14].

Identifiers

straight-tusked elephant's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 251093[19]. straight-tusked elephant's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4454710[20]. straight-tusked elephant's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5816434[21].

Why It Matters

straight-tusked elephant ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,239 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Fossilworks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Fossilworks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Paucabot · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Taxon rank → species
    End time → -30000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Different from → Loxodonta cyclotis
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