Elephas maximus rubridens Deraniyagala, 1950
Chinese elephant
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: 14th century BC (Choudhury et al., 2008)
IUCN status: Extinct
Distribution
China
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Choudhury, A., Lahiri Choudhury, D.K., Desai, A., Duckworth, J.W., Easa, P.S., Johnsingh, A.J.T., Fernando, P., Hedges, S., Gunawardena, M., Kurt, F., Karanth, U., Lister, A., Menon, V., Riddle, H., Rübel, A. & Wikramanayake, E. (IUCN SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group). (2008). Elephas maximus. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 31 July 2013.
Joger, U. and Garrido, G. (2001). Phylogenetic position of Elephas, Loxodonta and Mammuthus, based on molecular evidence, pp. 544-547. In: Cavarretta, C., Gioia, P., Mussi, M. and Palombo, M. R. (eds.). The World of Elephants – International Congress, Rome. Proceedings of the 1st international congress – Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche, Rome. [automatic download]
Li, Ji, Hou, Yongjian and Zhang, Jie. (2012). The latest straight-tusked elephants (Palaeoloxodon)? “Wild elephants” lived 3000 years ago in North China. Quaternary International 281: 84-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2011.10.039
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