Elephas maximus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Elephas_maximus

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:species
gptkbp:CITESStatus	Appendix I
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName	gptkb:lion
gptkbp:conservationStatus	Endangered
gptkbp:culturalSignificance	sacred in Hinduism and Buddhism
gptkbp:describedBy	gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkbp:describedYear	1758
gptkbp:diet	herbivore
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Elephantidae
gptkbp:genus	gptkb:Elephas
gptkbp:gestationPeriod	18–22 months
gptkbp:height	2–3.5 m at shoulder
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Elephas maximus
gptkbp:IUCNStatus	EN
gptkbp:kingdom	gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lifespan	48 years (wild)
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Bangladesh gptkb:Bhutan gptkb:Cambodia gptkb:India gptkb:Laos gptkb:Malaysia gptkb:Myanmar gptkb:Nepal gptkb:Sri_Lanka gptkb:Thailand gptkb:Vietnam gptkb:China_(Yunnan) gptkb:Indonesia_(Sumatra)
gptkbp:nativeTo	gptkb:South_Asia gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:notableFeature	single finger-like process on trunk tip smaller ears than African elephants
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Proboscidea
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:population	decreasing
gptkbp:subspecies	gptkb:Elephas_maximus_sumatranus gptkb:Elephas_maximus_indicus gptkb:Elephas_maximus_maximus 3
gptkbp:threats	habitat loss poaching human-elephant conflict
gptkbp:uses	tourism ceremonial purposes working animal
gptkbp:weight	2,700–4,000 kg (female) 4,000–5,400 kg (male)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Chendra_the_elephant gptkb:Packy_the_elephant gptkb:Raja_the_Elephant gptkb:Elephas gptkb:Mammuthus_primigenius gptkb:Mammuthus_columbi gptkb:Elephas_maximus_sumatranus gptkb:Eutheria
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5