象属
外观
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亚洲象 Elephas maximus | |
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界: | 动物界 Animalia |
门: | 脊索动物门 Chordata |
纲: | 哺乳纲 Mammalia |
目: | 长鼻目 Proboscidea |
科: | 象科 Elephantidae |
亚科: | 象亚科 Elephantinae |
族: | 象族 Elephantini |
亚族: | 象亚族 Elephantina |
属: | 象属 Elephas Linnaeus, 1758 |
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亚洲象 Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758
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现存亚洲象的分布情况 |
象属(学名:Elephas)又名亚洲象属,是象科现存的两属之一,亚洲象是其唯一现存物种。[1]
本属还包含若干灭绝物种。本属物种曾遍布欧亚非大陆,但现在仅剩南亚及东南亚有分布。本属也与猛犸象属有密切的亲缘关系。[2]
分类
[编辑]- 象科 Elephantidae
参考文献
[编辑]- ^ 1.0 1.1 Shoshani, Jeheskel. Order Proboscidea (pp. 90-91). Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds (编). [http://google.com/books?id=JgAMbNSt8ikC&pg=PA90 Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference] 3rd. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). 16 November 2005: 90 [2011年11月1日]. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. (原始内容存档于2012年1月23日). 外部链接存在于
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(帮助) - ^ Fleischer, R. C.; Perry, E. A.; Muralidharan, K.; Stevens, E. E.; Wemmer, C. M. (2001). Phylogeography of the Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus) based on mitochondrial DNA (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆). Evolution 55(9): 1882–1892
- ^ Fernando, P., Vidya, T.N.C., Payne, J., Stuewe, M., Davison, G., et al. (2003) DNA Analysis Indicates That Asian Elephants Are Native to Borneo and Are Therefore a High Priority for Conservation (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆). PLoS Biol 1(1): e6
- Todd, N. E. 2001. African Elephas recki: Time, space and taxonomy, In: Cavarretta, G., P. Gioia, M. Mussi, and M. R. Palombo. The World of Elephants, Proceedings of the 1st International Congress, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche. Rome, Italy. Online pdf
- Todd, N. E. 2005. Reanalysis of African Elephas recki: Implications for time, space and taxonomy, Quaternary International 126-128:65-72
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