In general, Asian elephants are smaller than African elephants and have the highest body point on the head. The tip of their trunk has one finger-like process. Their back is convex or level. Indian elephants reach a shoulder height of between , weigh between , and have 19 pairs of ribs. Their skin colour is lighter than that of "E. m. maximus" with smaller patches of depigmentation, but darker than that of "E. m. sumatranus". Females are usually smaller than males, and have short or no tusks.