Javan elephant
| Javan elephant | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | Elephantidae |
| Genus: | Elephas |
| Species: | E. maximus |
| Subspecies: | †E. m. sondaicus |
| Trinomial name | |
| †Elephas maximus sondaicus Deraniyagala, 1953[1] | |
The Javan elephant (Elephas maximus sondaicus) was a subspecies of the Asian elephant native to the island of Java. It is now extinct.[1]
See also
References
- 1 2 Shoshani, J. (2005). "Order Proboscidea". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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