Size comparison: African elephant vs woolly mammoth

Size comparison between the African elephant and the woolly mammoth.

Despite what you might think, the woolly mammoth was no bigger than the African elephant. We notice that he lived 10 times shorter than his distant cousin. He lived during the last quaternary glaciations. This mammoth is much closer to the Asian elephant.

Name	African elephant	Woolly mammoth
Scientific name	Loxodonta africana	Mammuthus primigenius
Species	Mammal	Mammal
Geologic period	Pliocene	Pleistocene - Holocene
Locations	Africa	Europe, Northern Asia, North America
Living environment	Semiarid zone	Tundra steppe
Appearance	-5.6 million years	-400 thousand years
Extinction	-	-3.7 thousand years
Existence	5.6 million years	396 thousand years
Height	13 feet 9 (4 meters 20)	12 feet 2 (3 meters 70)
Length	20 feet 4 (6 meters 20)	16 feet 12 (5 meters 17)
Weight	6,000 kg (13,300 lbs)	6,000 kg (13,300 lbs)
Maximum speed	25 mph	20 mph
Life expectancy	65 years	60 years
Gestation period	22 months	22 months
Population	415 thousands	-