List of elephant species by population

This is a list of estimated global populations of Proboscidean species. This list is not comprehensive, as not all Proboscidean have had their numbers quantified.

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Common name Binomial name/Trinomial name Population Status Trend Notes Image
African bush elephantLoxodonta africana352,000[1]VU[1][1]The population has been reduced dramatically (african elephant populations in 18 countries declined by ~30%) since a mass ivory sell off by southern african countries in the early 2000's to present time. Although slight population increases were noted in SADC states, the continental Loxodonta africana population has declined dramatically. [1]
African forest elephantLoxodonta cyclotis30,000[2]VU[2][2]Found primarily in the Congo Basin rainforest biome/ecoregion with remnant populations in the Guinean rainforest and the Niger Delta. [2]
Asian elephantElephas maximus50,000[3]EN[3][3]Extant in South Asia and Southeast Asia including the Sunda islands.[3]
Indian elephantElephas maximus indicus27,312[4]EN[4][4]Extant in the Indian sub-continent and Southeast Asia, including Southwestern China. [4]
Sri Lankan elephantElephas maximus maximus7,000[5]EN[5][5]Extant in the Island of Sri Lanka.[5]
Sumatran elephantElephas maximus sumatranus2,400–2,800[6]CR[6][6]Extant in the Sondaic Island of Sumatra.[6]
Borneo elephantElephas maximus borneensis 1,000–1,600[7]EN[7][7]Extant in the Sondaic Island of Borneo/Kalimantan.[7]
Mammals by population
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Even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla)
Carnivorans (Carnivora)
Cetaceans (Cetacea)
Bats (Chiroptera)
Odd-toed ungulates (Perissodactyla)
Primates (Primates)
Key

Conservation status

  Extinct in the wild (EW)
  Critically Endangered (CR)
  Endangered (EN)
  Vulnerable (VU)
  Near Threatened (NT)
  Least Concern (LC)
  Data Deficient (DD)
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Mammal classification
List of recently extinct mammals
Lists of mammals by region

See also

References
  1. PRESS@VULCAN.COM (2016). "African Bush Elephant". www.greatelephantcensus.com. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
  2. Colin M. Brand, Mireille B. Johnson, Lillian D. Parker, Jesús E. Maldonado, Lisa Korte, Hadrien Vanthomme, Alfonso Alonso, Maria Jose Ruiz-Lopez, Caitlin P. Wells, Nelson Ting (2020). "African Forest Elephant". Retrieved 2021-01-11.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. "Asian Elephant". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  4. "Indian Elephant Elephant". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  5. "Sri Lankan Elephant". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  6. "Asian Elephant". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  7. "Bornean Elephant". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
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