2007-03-09 04:03:07 · 7 answers · asked by Little Girl 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Elephants are mammals like whales, cats, dogs etc. Because they have lungs to breathe air and hair (one of mammal's unique characteristics.
It is also can come under the family Indicus; and are pachyderms
This is just a simple classification. Hope it helped.
2007-03-09 04:08:37 · answer #1 · answered by hoxyho 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Class Mammalia
Order Proboscidea
Family Elephantidae
Elephants are members of the elephant family, Elephantidae, in the order Proboscidea. The savanna elephant is classified as Loxodonta africana; the forest elephant as Loxodonta cyclotis; and the Asian elephant as Elephas maximus.
2007-03-09 12:22:55 · answer #2 · answered by Panic!!! 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it belongs in the family of pachyderms meaning thick-skinned mammals but the elephant doesn't belong any group elephant are a group so is doens't have any family is belong because they already belong here.
2007-03-09 12:10:34 · answer #3 · answered by Brian 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidea
Superfamily: Elephantoidea
Family: Elephantidae
2007-03-09 12:13:46 · answer #4 · answered by melis 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
the elephant family
2007-03-09 19:55:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
They are pachyderms
2007-03-09 12:07:46 · answer #6 · answered by blue_eyed_soul_woman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mammals
2007-03-09 12:10:22 · answer #7 · answered by Babe 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋