Asian Elephant By: TDM

Asian Elephant

Kingdom| Phylum| Class| Order| Family| Genus| Species| Poem| Fun Facts| References

Kingdom: Animalia

• Cells lack cell walls

• Cells organized into tissues, organs, and organ systems

• Multicellular

• Heterotroph

Phylum: Chordata

• Backbone

• Notochord

• Bilateral symmetry

• Segmented body

• Closed blood system

• Complete digestive system

Class: Mammalia

• Three middle-ear bones

• Hair

• Mammary glands

• Teeth

• Lower jaw with one bone

• Highly developed brain

Order: Proboscidea

• Trunk

• Tusks

• Cheek teeth

Family: Elephantidae

• Incisor teeth

• Front feet have five toes, back feet have four

Genus: Elphas

• Small ears

• Single lobe on trunk

• Grow until they die

Species: Elphas Maximus

• Grayish in color

Poem:

Asian Elephants:

friendly creatures who are wise.

They swoosh their tails and hit many flies.

This elephant keeps on growing

They enjoy mud over their bodies, flowing.

Fun Facts:

• Life span: 60-70 years

• An elephant's ivory tusks are used for digging, displaying, and uprooting trees.

• Elephants can use low-frequency sound waves for communication between members of the herd.

• Elephants' closest known relatives are the dugongs, manatees, hyraxes, and aardvarks.

References:

Author unknown. Asian Elephant. Date: April 25, 2002. http://www.angelfire.com/mo2/animals1/elephant/asian.html. 

Ciszek, Debbie. Elphas maximus (Asian elephant) narrative. Date: April 25, 2002.  http://animaldiversity.unmz.umich.edu/accounts/elephas/e._maximus$narrative.html 

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