Which order includes elephants?

Which order includes elephants?

• A. Primates
• B. Proboscidea
• C. Carnivora
• D. Rodentia

Answer: (B)

Elephants belong to the order Proboscidea, a group named for their distinctive trunk (proboscis). This order includes elephants and their extinct relatives, all united by features tied to a large, trunked body plan. The other options refer to different mammal orders—Primates (apes and humans), Carnivora (cats, dogs, bears), and Rodentia (mice, rats, squirrels)—which do not include elephants. So the order that includes elephants is Proboscidea.

Elephants belong to the order Proboscidea, a group named for their distinctive trunk (proboscis). This order includes elephants and their extinct relatives, all united by features tied to a large, trunked body plan. The other options refer to different mammal orders—Primates (apes and humans), Carnivora (cats, dogs, bears), and Rodentia (mice, rats, squirrels)—which do not include elephants. So the order that includes elephants is Proboscidea.