Elephant

Class Mammalia Order Proboscidae Family Elephantidae Genus species Loxodonta (slanting tooth) africana (from A...

Class Mammalia Order Proboscidae Family Elephantidae Genus species Loxodonta (slanting tooth) africana (from Africa) Size 3 to 4 m (10 - 13 ft.) tall at shoulder; 6 to 7.25 m long (20 - 24 ft.) Weight 3200 to 6400 kg (7000 - 14000 lb.), females are smaller Description largest of all land mammals, with large ears, a long trunk, and large tusk Life Span up to 70 years Gestation 22 to 24 months Sexual Maturity females (cows) 10 to 11 years, males (bulls) 10 to 20 years Habitat found in the forests, grasslands, marshes, scrub, and semi-desert areas of sub-Saharan Africa. There is a distinct sub-species, the forest elephant, found in the tropical forests of central Africa. Diet herbivore that eats all types of vegetation such as grasses, leaves, fruits, and bark