Welcome to the world of Elephas and Loxodonta, a tale of two Elephants.

Below are six Elephant photos, can you name each one? Ah, but first…some Elephant education!

Once upon a time they had a big, extended family with relatives sprawled across the earth. Stegodon was known to hang out as far away as Japan, while Mammuthus constantly wandered around Europe and North America. Today, most of their family is gone. Depending who you ask only 5-6 different Elephas and Loxodonta species/subspecies exist and every single one is either endangered or classified as a vulnerable species.

Elephants are the largest land animals on Earth. Perhaps you’ve only seen them on TV or in a zoo, or maybe you’ve travelled the world and seen Loxodonta africana africana or Elephas maximus maximus in their natural habitats.  Either way, let’s see how much of an Elephant expert you are.

Each picture below is either an: African Bush Elephant, African Forest Elephant, Indian Elephant, Sri Lankan Elephant, Sumatran Elephant or Borneo Pygmy Elephant.

Some Elephant species are repeated and not all of them are included…as I haven’t yet travelled to every Elephant destination in the world. Good luck guessing! The answers will be provided once some correct guesses come in.