Elephantidae

Elephantidae is the biological family that includes living elephants, mammoths, and other extinct relatives. Its members are proboscideans distinguished by elongated trunks and specialized tusks.

Proboscidea: The mammalian order of elephants and their extinct relatives, including mammoths and mastodons. Elephantidae is one branch of this broader order.
African bush elephant: The largest living elephant species, native to savannas and other habitats across sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of the two living species in the genus Loxodonta.
Elephantimorpha: A proboscidean clade that includes Elephantidae and several extinct close relatives. It places the family among its nearest evolutionary relatives.
Megaherbivore: A large herbivore whose feeding and movement can substantially alter vegetation and habitats. Elephantids are among the most influential living and extinct megaherbivores.
Trunk (anatomy): A muscular, elongated nose and upper lip found in elephants and their relatives. Its distinctive trunk is a defining feature of elephantids.
African forest elephant: A living elephant species adapted to the forests of Central and West Africa. Its smaller body and straighter tusks distinguish it from its savanna relative.
Mammutidae: An extinct family of proboscideans that includes the American mastodon. Mammutids resemble elephants but are a separate family from Elephantidae.
Seed dispersal: The movement of seeds away from the plants that produced them. Elephants disperse seeds over long distances through their feeding and movement.
Tusk: An elongated tooth that projects beyond an animal’s mouth, as in elephants and mammoths. Elephantid tusks are enlarged incisors whose forms vary across lineages.
Asian elephant: The living elephant species native to South and Southeast Asia. It is the sole living species of the genus Elephas.

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