What is the scientific name of the extinct straight-tusked elephant that lived in Europe?

The scientific name of the extinct straight-tusked elephant that lived in Europe is Palaeoloxodon antiquus.

Palaeoloxodon antiquus lived across Europe and parts of western Asia during the Middle and Late Pleistocene. It was associated especially with temperate woodland and Mediterranean forests, expanding northward during warm interglacial periods and retreating south during colder phases.

This was one of the largest land mammals known. Fully grown bulls commonly reached about 3.8–4.2 metres at the shoulder and weighed roughly 10.8–15 tonnes. Its tusks were unusually long and generally straight or only slightly curved. The species’ tall skull had a prominent parieto-occipital crest, a bony structure that helped support powerful head and neck muscles.

The species arrived in Europe roughly 800,000–700,000 years ago and later gave rise to several Mediterranean island dwarf elephants. Its youngest confirmed remains date to about 44,000 years ago, although some younger claims remain debated. The name is often confused with Mammuthus primigenius, the woolly mammoth, which was a different elephant relative adapted to colder steppe environments.