象属

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。

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。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 . Evolution 55(9): 1882–1892

分类
象属属于长鼻目象科，下列为现存及已灭绝的物种、亚种及亚属：
象科 Elephantidae
 象属 Elephas
 亚洲象 Elephas maximus
 印度象 Elephas maximus indicus
 锡兰象 Elephas maximus maximus
 苏门答腊象 Elephas maximus sumatranus
 中国象 Elephas maximus rubridens †
 叙利亚象 Elephas maximus asurus †
婆罗洲象 Elephas maximus borneensis —已发表但还未被正式承认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 . PLoS Biol 1(1): e6
 拜氏侏儒象 Elephas beyeri †
 苏拉威西侏儒象 Elephas celebensis †
 古亞洲象 Elephas hysudricus †
 爪哇象 Elephas hysudrindicus †
 Elephas iolensis †
 Elephas planifrons †
Elephas platycephalus †
 雷基象 Elephas recki †
 Elephas recki atavus †
 Elephas recki brumpti †
 Elephas recki ileretensis †
 Elephas recki illertensis †
 Elephas recki recki †
 Elephas recki shungurensis †

参考文献

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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