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Elephant Anatomy and morphology Part I of 2 (Asian & African Elephants The difference)
Asian & African Elephants The difference!
| Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) | African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) | |
|---|---|---|
| Smooth and wrinkled | Skin | Wrinkled |
| Up to 20 pairs | Number of ribs | Up to 21 pairs |
| On the back | Highest point | On the shoulder |
| Smaller, do not reach over the neck can reach 2+feet across | Size of the ears | Bigger, reach up over the neck can reach 5+ feet across |
| Convex or Straight | shape off the back | Concave |
| Either almost straight or sagging in the middle | shape of the belly | Diagonally downward in the direction of the hind legs |
| Crumpled from the front to the back, with humped structures on the top of the head, forehead dented | shape of the head | Not crumpled from the front to the back, no humped structures no dent |
| Around 20 percent of males in Asia have tusks. 5-7 percent of male elephants in Sri Lanka have tusks. Females do not have tusks. | Tusks | Miles in many cases having tusks. Females having only rudimentary or no tusks. |
| Lamella profile of the molars strongly compressed | Teeth | Lamella profile of the molars diamond-shaped |
| Long and taper | Lower lip | Short and round |
| Has One fingers | Trunk end | Has two fingers |
| Foreleg 5, Hind leg 4 or rarely 5 | Toenails | Foreleg 4 or rarely 5, Hind leg 3 or rarely 4 |
