African elephants have larger ears and concave backs, whereas Asian elephants have smaller ears and convex or level backs. Elephants are scattered throughout sub-Saharan Africa, …

Nov 12, 2025 · The African bush elephant is the largest living land mammal on Earth, weighing between 4,500 kg and 6,100 kg (about 9,900 and 13,500 pounds), with some males reaching …

Feb 18, 2025 · African savanna elephants are the biggest elephant species. They can grow to be 10 to 13 feet (3 to 4 meters) tall, and they weigh 4 to 7 tons (3,600 to 6,40 kg) — about as …

Asian (Elephas maximus) An Asian elephant can grow to 18-21 ft. (5.5-6.4 meters) in length, and weigh 4,000-11,000 lbs. (2-5 tons/1,800-5,000 kilograms) and stand 8-10 ft. at the shoulder (2 …

## The Size of an Elephant On average, an adult male African bush elephant, which is the largest species of elephants, stands about 10-13 feet tall at the shoulder and weighs between 5,000 …

Size: The largest living elephant species is the African bush elephant, measuring 8-11ft (247-336cm) at the shoulder. Asian elephants, on the other hand, are about 7ft 6in-9ft 6in (228 …

Jan 14, 2023 · African elephants can grow up to 3.2 meters (10.5 feet), whereas the smaller Asian elephants can stand at 2.8 meters (9.2 feet). The tallest elephant recorded in the world was an …

May 30, 2024 · Males stand 2.75m (9ft) tall to the top of their shoulders, and females 2.4m (7.9ft). They weigh about five tonnes and two tonnes respectively. The biggest Asian elephant …

Adult male Asian elephants weigh between 1,800 and 4,500 kg (2 and 5 tons/ 4,000 and 10,000 lb.), with females weighing slightly less. Shoulder height ranges between 2 and 3.5 m (6.6 and …

Aug 15, 2025 · Elephants are incredibly intelligent and have been known to show emotion and use logic. The adult Asian elephant grows between 6.6 and 9.8 feet tall, weighs in at 4,500 to …