Loxodonta africana

African savanna elephant

Also known as: Elephas africanus, Loxodonta africana africana

Indigenous / local names

Savanne-olifant (af) Wikidata ↗
Olifant (afr) GBIF ↗
Savanne-olifant (afr) GBIF ↗
Giwan daji na Afirka (ha) Wikidata ↗
Nzɔku ya esóbé ya Afríka (ln) Wikidata ↗

Taxonomic classification

cellular organisms; Eukaryota; Opisthokonta; Metazoa; Eumetazoa; Bilateria; Deuterostomia; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata; Teleostomi; Euteleostomi; Sarcopterygii; Dipnotetrapodomorpha; Tetrapoda; Amniota; Mammalia; Theria; Eutheria; Afrotheria; Proboscidea; Elephantidae; Loxodonta; Loxodonta africana

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Sequence records

genome (fasta)

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17 downloads

First synced: 8/21/2026 · Last updated: 8/21/2026

Source: NCBI GCF_030014295.1 · View at source ↗

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Collection: · Sex: male

Sequencing: PacBio Sequel II HiFi; Bionano DLS; Arima Hi-C v2 · Hifiasm + Hi-C phasing v. 0.16.1 + galaxy3; Bionano Solve v. 3.7; yahs v. 1.2a.2 + galaxy0 · 43x coverage

Released: 2023-05-16 · Submitted by: Vertebrate Genomes Project

publiccc0AFDSI-SEQ-8

GoaT: Scaffold assembly · 3.23 Gb · scaffold N50 24,875,807 · View at source ↗

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Proteins (56)

MET — 1382 aa

CAV2 — 162 aa

POMC — 134 aa

CAV1 — 178 aa

RHO — 348 aa

CFTR — 1482 aa

HBB — 146 aa

CRYAA — 173 aa

HBA — 141 aa

MB — 154 aa

transcriptome (fasta)

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0 downloads

First synced: 8/21/2026 · Last updated: 8/21/2026

Source: NCBI NM_001280882.1 · View at source ↗

Released: 2013-07-23

publiccc0AFDSI-SEQ-38

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genome (fasta)

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First synced: 8/26/2026 · Last updated: 8/26/2026

Source: NCBI GCA_030077925.1 · View at source ↗

Collection: · Sex: female

Sequencing: Illumina HiSeq · Supernova v. 2.0.0 · 28x coverage

Released: 2023-05-25 · Submitted by: Smithsonian Institution

publiccc0AFDSI-SEQ-178

GoaT: Scaffold assembly · 3.23 Gb · scaffold N50 24,875,807 · View at source ↗

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AlphaFold DB proteome: UP000007646 ↗

Proteomics (external sources)

PRIDE — project-level reference (metadata only; no per-protein identifications are available via PRIDE's public API)

Enamel sexing of mammoth from Kostenki (PXD048461) ↗AFDSI-PROJREF-16

Species identification of ivory and bone museum objects using minimally invasive proteomics (PXD042536) ↗AFDSI-PROJREF-17

Proteomic analysis and ligand-binding studies of the odorant-binding protein OBP1 in the elephant's trunk (PXD036751) ↗AFDSI-PROJREF-18

SPIN - Species by Proteome INvestigation (PXD024487) ↗AFDSI-PROJREF-19

Meta-proteomic analysis of two mammoth’s trunk for an indirect picture of their habitat and characterization of the alpha-1 type I collagen sequence (PXD029558) ↗AFDSI-PROJREF-20

Proteomic Analysis of the Shandrin Mammoth by EVA Technology and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry: What is its Gut Telling Us? (PXD025518) ↗AFDSI-PROJREF-21

ProAlanase is an effective alternative to trypsin for proteomics applications and disulfide bond mapping_part3 (PXD021703) ↗AFDSI-PROJREF-22

ProAlanase is an effective alternative to trypsin for proteomics applications and disulfide bond mapping_part2 (PXD021191) ↗AFDSI-PROJREF-23

ProAlanase is an effective alternative to trypsin for proteomics applications and disulfide bond mapping (PXD019039) ↗AFDSI-PROJREF-24

Proteomics of muscle and bone marrow samples from the 28,000-year-old remains of a woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius). (PXD012741) ↗AFDSI-PROJREF-25

Metabolic Profiles (external sources)

KEGG: KEGG genome-based metabolic profile (lav) (View at source ↗) — Genome-based pathway inference (KEGG) — reflects which metabolic pathways this species' annotated genes place it in, not experimentally measured metabolite presenceAFDSI-METABPROF-14

Protein Structures

MET — v1

pLDDT confidence: 79.1

Auto-synced from AlphaFold DB AF-Q108U6-F1 · View at source ↗

publiccc_byAFDSI-STRUCT-147-V1

CAV2 — v1

pLDDT confidence: 77.8

Auto-synced from AlphaFold DB AF-Q108U8-F1 · View at source ↗

publiccc_byAFDSI-STRUCT-148-V1

CAV1 — v1

pLDDT confidence: 79.4

Auto-synced from AlphaFold DB AF-Q108U7-F1 · View at source ↗

publiccc_byAFDSI-STRUCT-149-V1

RHO — v1

pLDDT confidence: 88.4

Auto-synced from AlphaFold DB AF-Q68J47-F1 · View at source ↗

publiccc_byAFDSI-STRUCT-150-V1

CFTR — v1

pLDDT confidence: 74.9

Auto-synced from AlphaFold DB AF-Q108U0-F1 · View at source ↗

publiccc_byAFDSI-STRUCT-151-V1

Field & Specimen Imaging

camera_trap at South Africa · Source: GBIF 5938087563 (View at source ↗)AFDSI-IMG-66

camera_trap at Zimbabwe · Source: GBIF 5938102738 (View at source ↗)AFDSI-IMG-67

camera_trap at South Africa · Source: GBIF 5938107799 (View at source ↗)AFDSI-IMG-68

camera_trap at Kenya · Source: GBIF 5938146437 (View at source ↗)AFDSI-IMG-69

camera_trap at South Africa · Source: GBIF 5938149468 (View at source ↗)AFDSI-IMG-70

camera_trap at South Africa · Source: GBIF 5938170062 (View at source ↗)AFDSI-IMG-172

camera_trap at South Africa · Source: GBIF 5938180178 (View at source ↗)AFDSI-IMG-173

camera_trap at South Africa · Source: GBIF 5938185755 (View at source ↗)AFDSI-IMG-174

camera_trap at South Africa · Source: GBIF 5938212910 (View at source ↗)AFDSI-IMG-175

camera_trap at South Africa · Source: GBIF 5938223731 (View at source ↗)AFDSI-IMG-176

Geographic range (Africa)

29,246 real GBIF-recorded occurrences across Africa — see this species on GBIF ↗.

This reflects real occurrence records submitted to GBIF, not a comprehensive range map — sampling effort varies significantly by country and region, so an absence here doesn't mean the species isn't present.