{"id":168,"date":"2022-11-04T14:24:34","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T14:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/?p=168"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T16:49:30","slug":"las-tres-especies-de-elefante","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/las-tres-especies-de-elefante\/","title":{"rendered":"Las tres especies de elefante"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Hasta hace poco s\u00f3lo se reconoc\u00edan dos especies de elefantes: el <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/diferencias-entre-elefante-africano-y-elefante-asiatico\/\">Elefantes africanos y asi\u00e1ticos<\/a>. Sin embargo, las conclusiones de varios estudios de investigaci\u00f3n revelaron que en realidad hay tres especies de elefantes vagando por la tierra:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Elefante africano de los matorrales (tambi\u00e9n conocido como elefante africano de la sabana)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elefante africano de bosque<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elefante asi\u00e1tico<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Como sus nombres indican, las tres especies pueden encontrarse en distintas zonas de \u00c1frica y Asia. Sin embargo, sus h\u00e1bitats naturales y su forma de vida en libertad difieren enormemente. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes de bosque viven en selvas tropicales y pantanos, mientras que los elefantes de sabana viven en praderas abiertas. Los elefantes asi\u00e1ticos viven principalmente en bosques secos, pero tambi\u00e9n habitan en zonas h\u00famedas pantanosas cerca de r\u00edos o lagos para ba\u00f1arse y refrescarse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En este art\u00edculo desglosaremos las muchas diferencias entre los tres <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/especies\/\">diferentes especies de elefante<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/image-18x12.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>(Evoluci\u00f3n de las especies de elefantes: https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/animal\/elephant-mammal)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elefante africano<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Esta especie es el animal terrestre vivo m\u00e1s grande del planeta. El elefante africano de los matorrales se encuentra en \u00c1frica oriental, meridional y central, en bosques de sabana y praderas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Descripci\u00f3n del elefante africano de la sabana<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tienen un pelaje entre marr\u00f3n rojizo y gris con partes inferiores m\u00e1s claras. Adem\u00e1s, <a href=\"\/es\/por-que-los-elefantes-tienen-orejas-grandes\/\">sus grandes orejas ayudan a irradiar el exceso de calor<\/a>. En los elefantes africanos, el incisivo superior <a href=\"\/es\/los-elefantes-tienen-cabeza-todo-lo-que-necesitas-saber\/\">los dientes se convierten en colmillos<\/a> que crecen a lo largo de la vida del animal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Datos breves:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nombre cient\u00edfico: Loxodonta africana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nivel tr\u00f3fico: Herb\u00edvoro Enciclopedia de la vida<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/es\/duracion-de-la-vida-de-los-elefantes-cuanto-viven-los-elefantes\/\">Vida \u00fatil<\/a>60-70 a\u00f1os<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Periodo de gestaci\u00f3n: 22 meses<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Velocidad: 40 km\/h (m\u00e1xima)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Masa (peso): 3.000-6.000 kg (adulto)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Altura: 2,2-3,2 m (adulto, medido \"a la altura del hombro\")<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elefante africano de bosque<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>El elefante africano de bosque s\u00f3lo se encuentra en la cuenca del Congo y partes de Gab\u00f3n. Habitan las densas selvas tropicales de \u00c1frica Central, donde son expertos en navegar por el sotobosque en busca de alimento.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Descripci\u00f3n del elefante africano de bosque<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>El elefante africano de los bosques (Loxodonta cyclotis), que vive en las selvas tropicales, ha sido reconocido recientemente como una especie aparte y suele ser m\u00e1s peque\u00f1o que el elefante de la sabana. Su pelaje va del marr\u00f3n chocolate al gris, con partes inferiores m\u00e1s claras. Los elefantes de bosque tienen las orejas m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as que los elefantes de sabana, y sus colmillos son m\u00e1s rectos y crecen hacia abajo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Datos breves:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Especie: L. cyclotis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Masa (peso): 2.700-6.000 kg (adulto)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clase: Mammalia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orden: Proboscidea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>G\u00e9nero: Loxodonta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Familia: Elephantidae<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reino: Animalia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elefante asi\u00e1tico<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>El elefante asi\u00e1tico tiene muchas similitudes con el elefante africano. Ambos viven en praderas abiertas y tienen colmillos que crecen a lo largo de su vida. Sin embargo, tambi\u00e9n hay varias diferencias entre estas dos especies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Descripci\u00f3n del elefante asi\u00e1tico<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes asi\u00e1ticos (Elephas maximus) tienen una cabeza de forma caracter\u00edstica y orejas m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as que los elefantes africanos. Tienen un pelaje gris\u00e1ceo o parduzco con partes inferiores m\u00e1s claras, y sus dientes incisivos superiores no se convierten en largos colmillos como los de los elefantes africanos. Los elefantes asi\u00e1ticos pesan unos 5.500 kg y miden hasta 3,5 metros de altura. El elefante asi\u00e1tico tiene tres subespecies:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>El indio, o continental (<em>E. maximus indicus<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>El Sumatra (<em>E. maximus sumatranus<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sri Lanka (<em>E. maximus maximus<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Tiene las orejas m\u00e1s grandes que su cong\u00e9nere africano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-subtle-background-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Datos breves:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nombre cient\u00edfico: Elephas maximus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Estado de conservaci\u00f3n: En peligro (poblaci\u00f3n en descenso)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Duraci\u00f3n de vida: 48 a\u00f1os (adulto en cautividad)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orden: Proboscidea<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Familia: Elephantidae<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Masa: 2.700-4.000 kg (adulto)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Altura: 2,4-2,8 m (adulto, medido \"a la altura del hombro\")<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Elefante africano frente a elefante asi\u00e1tico<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/diferencias-entre-elefante-africano-y-elefante-asiatico\/\">Principales diferencias entre el elefante africano y el elefante asi\u00e1tico<\/a> son su tama\u00f1o, h\u00e1bitat y caracter\u00edsticas f\u00edsicas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes africanos son m\u00e1s grandes que los asi\u00e1ticos y viven en la sabana (elefante de sabana), mientras que los asi\u00e1ticos residen principalmente en los bosques. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adem\u00e1s, los elefantes africanos tienen orejas y colmillos m\u00e1s grandes, mientras que los elefantes asi\u00e1ticos tienen orejas m\u00e1s peque\u00f1as y sus colmillos de marfil crecen hacia abajo en lugar de hacia los lados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diferencias de tama\u00f1o<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>El elefante africano es el animal terrestre de mayor tama\u00f1o. Los machos pesan entre 5.000-7.000 kg (11.023-15.432 lb), mientras que las hembras rondan los 2.700-3.500 kg (5.951-7.716 lb). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En cambio, los elefantes asi\u00e1ticos s\u00f3lo llegan a pesar entre 3.000 y 4.000 kg los machos y entre 2.000 y 2.700 kg las hembras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Una forma de distinguir a los elefantes africanos de los asi\u00e1ticos es por su tama\u00f1o. Los elefantes africanos son los animales terrestres m\u00e1s grandes, mientras que los asi\u00e1ticos son mucho m\u00e1s peque\u00f1os. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes africanos pesan entre 5.000 y 7.000 kilos, mientras que los asi\u00e1ticos s\u00f3lo pesan entre 3.000 y 4.000 kilos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diferencias en otras caracter\u00edsticas f\u00edsicas<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes africanos tienen las orejas mucho m\u00e1s grandes que los asi\u00e1ticos. Las orejas de los elefantes africanos pueden medir hasta 2,5 metros de largo y 1,2 metros de ancho, mientras que las de los elefantes asi\u00e1ticos son m\u00e1s grandes. <a href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/por-que-los-elefantes-aletean-sus-orejas\/\">orejas de elefante<\/a> s\u00f3lo llegan a medir 1 metro de largo y 0,5 metros de ancho. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes africanos tambi\u00e9n tienen colmillos mucho m\u00e1s grandes que los asi\u00e1ticos. Los colmillos del elefante africano pueden llegar a medir hasta 3 metros de largo, mientras que los del elefante asi\u00e1tico s\u00f3lo alcanzan 1 metro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diferencias de temperatura corporal<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes africanos tambi\u00e9n tienen una temperatura corporal mucho m\u00e1s alta que los elefantes asi\u00e1ticos. Los elefantes africanos tienen una temperatura corporal de unos 37 grados cent\u00edgrados, mientras que los elefantes asi\u00e1ticos tienen una temperatura corporal de unos 35 grados cent\u00edgrados.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diferencias de h\u00e1bitat<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Otra forma de diferenciar estas dos especies de elefantes es su h\u00e1bitat. Los elefantes africanos viven en la sabana, mientras que los asi\u00e1ticos residen principalmente en los bosques. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes africanos tambi\u00e9n viven en bosques, matorrales y desiertos, mientras que los asi\u00e1ticos habitan en selvas tropicales y manglares.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Diferencias de comportamiento<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes africanos son m\u00e1s sociables que los asi\u00e1ticos. Africano <a href=\"\/es\/datos-sobre-elphant-herd\/\">los elefantes viven en manadas<\/a> de 10 a 30 individuos, mientras que los elefantes asi\u00e1ticos suelen vivir en grupos m\u00e1s peque\u00f1os, de 3 a 6 individuos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los elefantes africanos tambi\u00e9n tienen una jerarqu\u00eda social m\u00e1s compleja que los asi\u00e1ticos. Los elefantes africanos utilizan una variedad de vocalizaciones y lenguaje corporal para comunicarse entre s\u00ed, mientras que los elefantes asi\u00e1ticos se comunican principalmente a trav\u00e9s del tacto y el olfato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-accent-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong>Lectura recomendada:<\/strong> \u00bfCu\u00e1les son las principales diferencias entre el elefante africano y el asi\u00e1tico?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-primary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/elephantguide.com\/es\/diferencias-entre-elefante-africano-y-elefante-asiatico\/\">LEER EL ART\u00cdCULO<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Preguntas r\u00e1pidas sobre las especies de elefantes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1639388916142\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfCu\u00e1les son las 3 especies de elefantes?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Las tres especies de elefantes son el elefante africano de bosque, el elefante africano de sabana y el elefante asi\u00e1tico.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1639405170774\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfCu\u00e1l es la especie de elefante m\u00e1s rara?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">El elefante asi\u00e1tico es la especie de elefante m\u00e1s rara.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1639405171537\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfCu\u00e1l es la especie de elefante m\u00e1s grande?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">El elefante africano de la sabana es la especie de elefante m\u00e1s grande.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1639405172175\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfCu\u00e1l es la especie de elefante m\u00e1s peque\u00f1a?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">El elefante asi\u00e1tico es la especie de elefante m\u00e1s peque\u00f1a. Si se incluyen las subespecies, el elefante pigmeo de Borneo es el m\u00e1s peque\u00f1o.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1639405172905\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfCu\u00e1ntas especies de elefantes existen?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Hay tres especies de elefantes.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1639405193114\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>\u00bfCu\u00e1l es la principal diferencia entre las tres especies?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">La principal diferencia entre las tres especies es su tama\u00f1o. El elefante africano de sabana es el m\u00e1s grande, seguido del elefante africano de bosque y el elefante asi\u00e1tico, que es el m\u00e1s peque\u00f1o.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hasta hace poco s\u00f3lo se reconoc\u00edan dos especies de elefantes: el africano y el asi\u00e1tico. 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