Mammoth

Woolly Mammoth Facts

Kingdom:

Animalia

Phylum:

Chordata

Class:

Mammalia

Order:

Proboscidea

Family:

Elephantidae

Genus:

Mammuthus
 

Scientific Name:

Mammuthus Primigenius

Type:

Mammal

Diet:

Herbivore

Size (H):

1.8m - 4m (6ft - 13ft)

Weight:

8000kg (8.8tons)

Life Span:

60 - 80 years

Lifestyle:

Herd

Conservation Status:

Extinct

Extinct:

1,700 BC
 

Colour:

Brown, Black, Tan

Skin Type:

Hair

Favourite Food:

Grasses

Habitat:

Arctic Tundra

Average Litter Size:

1

Main Prey:

Grasses, Twigs, Rushes

Predators:

Sabre-toothed cats and humans

Distinctive Features:

Long, thick hair and enormous tusks

 

  • Mammoths are extinct animals and are relatives of today's elephants. These large mammals lived during the last ice age and may have died off when the weather became warmer and their food supply changed. Humans may also be partly responsible for their disappearance due to hunting.
  • There were several species of mammoths, including the Columbian mammoths, which lived in North America. Remains of a Columbian mammoth have been found in southern California in the La Brea Tar Pits. Woolly mammoths were the last remaining mammoth species and died off about 3,700 years ago.