Figure 3.

Distributions of species richness of extinct species from the Elephantidae family (green shades) and of current species of elephants (black stripes). The distribution of Asian elephants and African elephants would not be bridged by extinct elephantids in today's climate. Extinct species include Cuvieronius hyodon, Elephas antiquus, Elephas cypriotes, Elephas iolensis, Elephas maximus, Elephas mnaidriensis, Elephas namadicus, Elephas naumanii, Elephas tiliensis, Loxodonta africana, Mammut americanum, Mammuthus columbi, Mammuthus exilis, Mammuthus primigenius, Notiomastodon platensis, Stegodon florensis, Stegodon orientalis and Stegodon trigonocephalus. Data are from PHYLACINE 1.2 [71]. Distributions for species are based on models of where these species would live presently and without anthropogenic pressures, indicating that species richness of extinct elephants indicates where those species would live today, not where they were historically distributed. (Online version in colour.)