Loxodonta africana

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Loxodonta_africana
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:species
gptkbp:activityPattern diurnal
gptkbp:binomialAuthority Blumenbach, 1797
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:African_bush_elephant
gptkbp:communication infrasound
trumpeting
gptkbp:conservationStatus Endangered
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Johann_Friedrich_Blumenbach
gptkbp:describedYear 1797
gptkbp:diet herbivore
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature large ears
trunk
tusks
gptkbp:family gptkb:Elephantidae
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Loxodonta
gptkbp:gestationPeriod 22 months
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:forest
gptkb:grass
gptkbp:height 4 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Loxodonta africana
gptkbp:IUCNStatus Endangered
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:largestLandAnimal true
gptkbp:lifespan 60-70 years
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome 56
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ghana
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 10,400 kg
gptkbp:migratory seasonal
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:order gptkb:Proboscidea
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:population decreasing
gptkbp:predators gptkb:human
gptkb:lion
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:CITES_Appendix_I
gptkbp:range gptkb:Sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Loxodonta_cyclotis
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:skin gray
gptkbp:socialStructure matriarchal herds
gptkbp:teeth 26
gptkbp:threats habitat loss
poaching
gptkbp:uses ivory
ecotourism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:African_bush_elephant
gptkb:Mammalia
gptkb:lion
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4