Where does the African elephant live?
Loxodonta africana has 24,735 records in 38 countries and territories, from 1800 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.
- 24,735 records
- 38 places
- 95 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaProboscideaElephantidaeLoxodonta
When it is recorded
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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8,796 | |
| Kenya | 4,131 | |
| Tanzania | 2,742 | |
| Botswana | 2,023 | |
| Namibia | 1,768 | |
| Benin | 1,740 | |
| Uganda | 1,334 | |
| Zimbabwe | 723 | |
| Zambia | 541 | |
| Malawi | 244 | |
| Mozambique | 98 | |
| Rwanda | 96 | |
| Ghana | 65 | |
| Burkina Faso | 59 | |
| Niger | 54 | |
| Eswatini | 54 | |
| Liberia | 48 | |
| DR Congo | 35 | |
| Chad | 34 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 29 | |
| Cameroon | 24 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 21 | |
| Nigeria | 11 | |
| Central African Republic | 10 | |
| Angola | 8 | |
| Ethiopia | 7 | |
| United States | 7 | |
| Gabon | 5 | |
| South Sudan | 5 | |
| Congo | 4 | |
| Germany | 4 | |
| Poland | 4 | |
| Sudan | 4 | |
| Denmark | 2 | |
| Mali | 2 | |
| Egypt | 1 | |
| Libya | 1 | |
| Sweden | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Elephantidae.
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.