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How many species are modern elephants divided into?

For a long time, zoologists distinguished two genera among modern elephants - Indian and African, and each of them had only one species. However, after a detailed DNA analysis, scientists came to the conclusion that African elephants should be divided into two species: the bush elephant and the forest elephant, previously considered a subspecies of the former. The forest elephant, in comparison with the savannah, has a thicker hairline, more rounded ears and a significantly lower height at the withers.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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What is the smallest mammal?

The smallest mammals are shrews (Sorex).

In appearance, they somewhat resemble mice, differing from them in a proboscis-like nose. The body length of the shrew is from 30 to 80 millimeters, weight - from 2 to 4 grams. The tops of the teeth are painted in a reddish-brown color (hence the name).

Shrews are widely distributed in the tundra, forest and forest-steppe zones of Europe and Asia (in the south to the Pamirs and Mongolia), throughout North America and the northern part of South America.

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