Africanelephant: a genus of elephants in the family Elephantidae, order Longnose. Adult African male elephants are taller than 3.5 meters and can reach a maximum of 4.1 meters, weighing approximately 2.7 to 6 tons. Females are smaller than males, with a maximum recorded weight of 13.5 tons. African elephants are the largest mammals on land, with males and females exhibiting a binary sex (both sexes differ in body shape or physical characteristics). Both species of elephants in this genus are native to Africa and can live in various natural environments ranging from sea level to an altitude of 5000 meters, including forests, open grasslands, grasslands, thorn bushes, and semi-arid jungles.