Wapiti
Cervus canadensis
ForestLeast concernLeast concern
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Mass
- 300 kg
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
In short
The elk or wapiti is the second largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in its native range of North America and Central and East Asia. The word "elk" originally referred to the European variety of the moose, Alces alces, but was transferred to Cervus canadensis by North American colonists.
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The elk or wapiti is the second largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in…