Elephas

Elephas is one of two living genera in the family of elephants, Elephantidae. The Asian elephant is the only living species of this genus.^[1] Some of the extinct species are Elephas beyeri, Elephas ekorensis, Elephas hysudricus, Elephas hysudrindicus, and Elephas planifrons.

Elephas Temporal range: Pliocene to present
Asian elephant
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Proboscidea
Family:	Elephantidae
Tribe:	Elephantini
Genus:	Elephas Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Elephas maximus †Elephas hysudricus †Elephas hysudrindicus †Elephas ekorensis? †Elephas planifrons For others, see text
Synonyms
Hypselephas