Are mammoths and elephants the same in ways?

Scientists have long wondered whether the extinct mammoth is more closely related to today's African elephant or Asian elephant.Modern elephants and woolly mammoths share a common ancestor that lived about 6 million years ago. read more

Yes. Mammoths and elephants are classified in the same family and tribe, but they are in different genera. Mammoth is itself a genus made up of many different species. Actually, even extant elephants are classified in different genera. So, there are definitely similarities between extant elephants and extinct mammoths. Thanks for the A2A. read more

Elephants and mammoths diverged between five and three million years ago to form three genera in the family: Loxodonta, the African elephants; Elephas, the Asian elephant; and Mammuthus, which includes the several vanished species of mammoths. read more

The woolly mammoth appears to be more closely related to the Asian elephant than to the African elephant. J. Tucciarone From looking at fossilized bones and other features, scientists had proposed that woolly mammoths are more closely related to Asian elephants than to African elephants. read more