Historic range
Current populations
Presently occupy only 15% of historic range
India has 60% of remaining wild populations
E. m. borneensis occupied Borneo in prehistoric times; not imported from India
Primary habitat types
Comparison to African elephants
Asian Elephant Distribution
Adapted from www.d-maps.com
according to IUCN fact sheet
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Kurt (1990)
Santiapillai & Jackson (1990)
Sukumar (1989, 2008)