Die Indiese of Asiatiese olifant (Elephas maximus) is één van die drie nog lewende spesies olifante.
Die spesie kom in Asië voor. Hulle is kleiner as die Afrika-olifante en kan ook makliker getem word. Mense het hulle oor die eeue as werksdiere ingespan. Dit is die nasionale dier van Indië.
Asiatiese olifant | |
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Wetenskaplike klassifikasie | |
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Genus: | Elephas |
Spesie: | E. maximus |
Binomiale naam | |
Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Subspesies | |
Sien teks. | |
Sinonieme | |
Elephas asiaticus Blumenbach, 1797 |
Daar is 5 subspesies van die olifant bekend:
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