Elephants live in diverse habitats across Africa and Asia, with two main species: African elephants and Asian elephants. African Elephants

• Found in 37 countries across sub-Saharan Africa, including southern, eastern, western, and central regions

• They inhabit a variety of environments such as savannas, grasslands, forests, wetlands, woodlands, and even deserts

• There are two types:
  • African bush (savanna) elephants live mainly in eastern and southern Africa in countries like Botswana, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, and South Africa. Their habitats include open and wooded savannas, grasslands, and semi-desert areas

* **African forest elephants** live in dense tropical rainforests of central and western Africa, including countries like Gabon, Congo, Cameroon, and the Democratic Republic of Congo

Asian Elephants

• Found across 13 countries in South, Southeast, and East Asia, including India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra and Borneo), Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and parts of China

• They primarily inhabit tropical and subtropical forests, scrub forests, and grasslands with dense vegetation

• There are several subspecies:
  • Indian elephant mainly in forested reserves in India and neighboring countries

* **Sri Lankan elephant** in drier forested areas of Sri Lanka

* **Sumatran elephant** in tropical forests of Sumatra

* **Bornean elephant** in forested areas of Borneo, sometimes considered a distinct subspecies

In summary, elephants occupy a wide range of habitats from open savannas and grasslands to dense tropical forests and even semi-desert areas, depending on the species and region