Species Profile
Elephas Maximus
Elephas maximus
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderUnknown
FamilyUnknown
Introduction
Found in forests of South and Southeast Asia.
Lives in herds led by females.
Important ecological engineer.
Size & Structure
01
Very large body
02
Long trunk
03
Large ears (smaller than African elephant)
04
Thick grey skin
Elephas Maximus — 3D Model
General Features
- Coelom
- True coelom
- Body plan
- Tube within a tube body plan (Deuterostomous)
- Germ layer
- Triploblastic
- Metamerism
- Absent
- Body symmetry
- Bilateral
- Fertilization
- Internal
- Digestion type
- Complete
- Nervous system
- Highly developed brain
- Excretory organ
- Kidneys
- Body temperature
- Homeothermic
- Circulatory type
- Closed, double, complete
- Development type
- Direct
- Respiratory type
- Pulmonary respiration
- Mode of excretion
- Ureotelism
- Circulation system
- Closed
- Skeleton structure
- Endoskeleton
- Level of Organisation
- Organ system level
- Regulation of Osmosis
- Osmoregulator
Ecology
Seed dispersal
Forest regeneration
Habitat modifier
Economic Importance
Tourism
Cultural importance
Conservation programs