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The North African elephant (Loxodonta africana pharaohensis) is an extinct subspecies of the African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), or possibly a separate elephant species, that existed in North Africa, north of the Sahara, until it died out in Roman times.
North African elephant, Loxodonta africana pharaohensis EX (c. 400 AD) [50] The following species are locally extinct in Morocco, but continue to exist elsewhere or in captivity: Barbary lion, Panthera leo leo EW [51] Cheetah, Acinonyx jubatus VU [52] Dama gazelle, Nanger dama CR possibly extirpated; Scimitar oryx, Oryx dammah EN
North African elephant († Loxodonta africana pharaohensis) proposed by Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala in 1948 was a specimen from Fayum in Egypt. [16] † Loxodonta atlantica was proposed as Elephas atlanticus by Auguste Pomel in 1879 based on a skull and bones found in Ternifine, Algeria. [17]
The African bush elephant (Loxodonta africana), also known as the African savanna elephant, is a species of elephant native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of three extant elephant species and, along with the African forest elephant, one of two extant species of African elephant.
North African elephant, Loxodonta africana pharaohensis EX (c. 400 AD) [48] The following species are locally extinct in Egypt, but continue to exist elsewhere or in captivity: Addax, Addax nasomaculatus [49] African wild dog, Lycaon pictus EN [50] Arabian oryx, Oryx leucoryx VU [51] Barbary lion, Panthera leo leo EW [52] Hamadryas baboon ...
Common name Scientific name Range Comments Pictures North African elephant: Loxodonta africana pharaoensis: North Africa: Neolithic rock art indicates that the African bush elephant inhabited much of the Sahara desert and North Africa at the beginning of the Holocene, and Ancient authors wrote that it was present in the Atlas Mountains, the Red Sea coast, and Nubia until the first few ...
North African elephant, Loxodonta africana pharaohensis [40] Barbary macaque, Macaca sylvanus [41] Dama gazelle, Nanger dama [42] Lion, Panthera leo [43] Leopard, Panthera pardus [44] Brown bear, Ursus arctos [45]
North African elephant, Loxodonta africana pharaohensis [42] Red gazelle, Eudorcas rufina; Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius [43] Scimitar oryx, Oryx dammah; Lion, Panthera leo [44] Brown bear, Ursus arctos [45]