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Elephas maximus

Chordata › Mammalia › Proboscidea › Elephantidae
Listed in the source as Elaphas maximus

28haploid

Diploid number in the source: 56

Closest relatives

No other species in Elephas. Species in the same family, Elephantidae:

Sources

  1. Manfredi Romanini, M.G. (1972). Nuclear DNA content and area of primate lymphocytes as a cytotaxonomical tool. Journal of Human Evolution1: 23-40.
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