Scientific name for hippopotamus

The following is the hierarchical classification of the elephants of the world, of which there are 3 species.

The 3 species are:

African Elephants: Loxodonta africana and Loxodonta cyclotis

Asian Elephant: Elephas maximus

Domain Eukarya

Kingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Class Mammalia

Order Proboscidea

Family Elephantidae

Genera Loxodonta, Elephas

Elephas maximus L. africana L. cyclotis