Woolly mammoth

Scientific name: Mammuthus primigenius

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0458

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Common names

লোমশ ম্যামথ
Wollhaarmammut
Woolly mammoth
Mamut lanudo
ماموت پشمالو
Mammouth laineux
ऊनी मैमथ
Mamut berbulu
ケナガマンモス
Mamot berbulu
Mamute-lanoso
Шерстистый мамонт
Yünlü mamut
اونی میمتھ
猛犸象

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Sources

1GBIF species name match: Mammuthus primigeniusSRC-DSC-C3769E25C7
2Ice-Age Mammals - Bering Land Bridge National PreserveSRC-DSC-E7B948F3EF
3Were all mammoths woolly?SRC-DSC-D12D7BFECB
4Woolly Mammoth - Bering Land Bridge National PreserveSRC-DSC-4CE53EEC9E

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T122945432 · last approved 8 November 2026

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Taxonomy

In the GBIF backbone taxonomy, Mammuthus primigenius is classified in the family Elephantidae.

SRC-DSC-C3769E25C7 — CLM-ENT0458-DSC-02

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1GBIF species name match: Mammuthus primigeniusSRC-DSC-C3769E25C7

Key facts

GBIF's strict name match for Mammuthus primigenius returns the rank species, with accepted status and an exact match.

Evidence: SRC-DSC-C3769E25C7Statement code: CLM-ENT0458-DSC-01

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1GBIF species name match: Mammuthus primigeniusSRC-DSC-C3769E25C7

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Woolly mammoth

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