| Elephas mnaidriensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | Elephantidae |
| Genus: | Elephas |
| Subgenus: | Palaeoloxodon |
| Species: | E. mnaidriensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Elephas mnaidriensis (Adams, 1874) |
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Elephas mnaidriensis or Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis is an extinct species of elephant from Sicily closely related to the modern Asian elephant. This elephant is a separate species with respect to the European mainland straight-tusked elephant (Elephas antiquus or Palaeoloxodon antiquus) and not just a smaller insular form[1]. Elephas mnaidriensis has a 90% body reduction compared to the ancestral form with having an estimated shoulder height of about 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) and a mean body weight of about 1,100 kilograms (2,400 lb)[1].