African Elephant

African elephant
Loxodonta africana / African elephant

African elephant

Habitat: open landscapes such as savannahs and semi-deserts, gallery forests
Continent: Africa
Food: Grasses, leaves, roots, fruits
Gestation/breeding period: 22 months
Mode of life: Family structure with lead cow, bulls solitary
Class: Mammals
Order: Proboscidea

Key facts

~ 3.5 m
size

~ 7 t
weight

~ 60 years
age

How endangered are African elephants?

by IUCN (Red List of Threatened Species)

Not evaluated
Data deficient
Least concern
Near threatened
Vulnerable Vulnerable
Endangered
Critically endangered
Extinct in the wild
Extinct

Did you know?

The African elephant already weighs more than 100 kilograms at birth.

African elephant