italictitle Taxobox name Cervus image Rothirsch.jpg image caption Cervus elaphus regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata subphylum Vertebrata classis Mammalia ordo Artiodactyla familia Cervidae subfamilia Cervinae genus Cervus genus authority Linnaeus , 1758 subdivision ranks species subdivision See Species text Cervus is a genus of deer that primarily are native to Eurasia , although one species occurs in northern Africa and another in North America . In addition to the species presently placed in this genus, it has included a whole range of other species now commonly placed in other genera, but some of these should perhaps be returned to Cervus . Additionally, the species level taxonomy is in a state of flux. Taxonomy Genus Until the 1970s, Cervus also included the members of the genera Axis genus Axis , Fallow Deer Dama , P re David s Deer Elaphurus and Hyelaphus , and until the late 1980s it included members of Thorold s deer Przewalskium , Rucervus and Rusa genus Rusa . ref name msw3 MSW3 ... should be returned to Cervus . ref name genus Pitraa, Fickela, Meijaard, Groves 2004 . Evolution and phylogeny ... Groves 2006 . The genus Cervus in eastern Eurasia. European Journal of Wildlife Research 52 14 22 ... and Sika Deer C. nippon were recognized as species in the genus Cervus . ref name msw3 Genetics ... DNA phylogeography of red deer Cervus elaphus . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31 ... control region phylogeny of the Cervinae speciation in Cervus and implications for conservation. Anim ... title Cervus nippon downloaded 11 March 2011 version 2010.4 ref If split, the potential species are C ... name EastDeer References reflist External links JZool270 227. Commonscat Cervus ITIS id 180694 taxon Cervus Artiodactyla R.1 Category Cervus even toed ungulate stub br Cervus bg ca Cervus cs Jelen et Hirv es Cervus fr Cervus it Cervus ka lv Brie i lt Tikrieji elniai nl Cervus ja nn Cervus oc Cervus pl Cervus pt Cervus ru zh ... more details
Italic title Taxobox name Conus cervus image Conus cervus 1.jpg image caption Apertural and abapertural views of gastropod shell shell of Conus cervus Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822 regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Gastropoda unranked superfamilia clade Caenogastropoda br clade Hypsogastropoda br clade Neogastropoda superfamilia Conoidea familia Conidae subfamilia Coninae genus Conus species C. cervus binomial Conus cervus binomial authority Lamarck, 1822 synonyms ref synonyms Conus cervus is a species of sea snail , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family biology family Conidae , the Conus cone snails and their allies. ref name WoRMS WRMS species 426449 Conus cervus Lamarck, 1822 27 March 2010 ref Like all species within the genus Conus , these snails are predatory and venomous . They are capable of stinging humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. Description Empty section date March 2010 Distribution Empty section date March 2010 References reflist External links http biology.burke.washington.edu conus catalogue index.php The Conus Biodiversity website http www.coneshells am.ru Cone Shells Knights of the Sea Use dmy dates date January 2011 DEFAULTSORT Conus Cervus Category Conus cervus Category Animals described in 1822 conus stub nl Conus cervus pt Conus cervus vi Conus cervus ... more details
Taxobox name Chickasaw darter regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Percidae genus Etheostoma species E. cervus binomial Etheostoma cervus binomial authority Powers & Mayden, 2003 The common name of Etheostoma cervus is the Chickasaw darter. It is one of the 324 fish species found in Tennessee . References http www.bio.utk.edu hulseylab Fishlist.html italic title Category Percidae Percidae stub ... more details
Italic title Taxobox name Macrocypraea cervus image Cypraeacervus.jpg image caption Living Macrocypraea cervus regnum Animal ia phylum Mollusca classis Gastropoda unranked superfamilia clade Caenogastropoda br clade Hypsogastropoda br clade Littorinimorpha superfamilia Cypraeoidea familia Cypraeidae subfamilia genus Macrocypraea subgenus Cypraeinae species M. cervus binomial Macrocypraea cervus binomial authority Carl Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1771 synonyms ref synonyms Cypraea cervus small Linnaeus, 1771 small Cypraea bifasciata small Gmelin, 1791 small Cypraea oculata small Gmelin, 1791 small Cypraea meleagris small R ding, 1798 small Cypraea cervina small Lamarck, 1822 small Cypraea jousseaumei small Vayssi re, 1905 small Macrocypraea peilei small Schilder, 1932 small Macrocypraea cervus , the Atlantic Deer Cowrie , is a species of sea snail , a cowry , a marine gastropod mollusk in the family biology family Cypraeidae , the cowries. Distribution This species is mainly distributed in the tropical Atlantic Ocean and in the Caribbean Sea , in the waters along South Carolina , Florida , Mexico , Brazil , Cuba and Bermudas . Description File Cypraeidae Macrocypraea cervus Florida gigante.JPG thumb 240px left Giant Macrocypraea cervus Florida This species is one of the largest cowries and it is quite similar in shape and colour to Macrocypraea cervinetta , but its size is much bigger. The maximum recorded gastropod shell shell length is convert 190 mm , while minimum length is about convert 40 mm . This cowry is elongated, its basic colour is light brown, with small whitish ocellated spots on the dorsum, like a young fawn hence the Latin name cervus , meaning deer . Juveniles are without spots. The dorsum shows also a few trasversal clearer bands and a longitudinal line where the two ... 419722 WoRMS DEFAULTSORT Macrocypraea Cervus Category Cypraeidae Category Animals described in 1771 Cypraeidae stub fr Macrocypraea cervus vi Macrocypraea cervus ... more details
Italic title Taxobox name Lucanus cervus image Reitter lucanus cervus.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Beetle Coleoptera familia Lucanidae subfamilia Lucaninae genus Lucanus genus Lucanus species L. cervus binomial Lucanus cervus binomial authority Carl Linnaeus Linnaeus , 10th edition of Systema Naturae 1758 Lucanus cervus is the best known species of stag beetle in the West family Lucanidae , and is sometimes referred to simply as the stag beetle. It lives in holes in old trees and dead trunks, in the forest as well as in groves. Forest management , in eliminating old trees and coarse woody debris dead wood , eliminates at the same time the habitat and food of this species. Once quite common, the population of the Lucanus cervus , along with that of other species of beetle s which feed on wood, is in steep decline, and is now listed as a globally threatened declining species. Description Multiple image align horizontal header Sexual dimorphism width 200 image2 Lucanus cervus male top 2.jpg caption2 Males have large mandibles image1 Lucanus cervus female top.jpg caption1 Females have much smaller mandibles than the male Adults appear during late May to the beginning of August being most active in the evenings. Females lay their eggs in a piece of decaying ... the species its scientific and common names. Protection Lucanus cervus is registered in the second ... . List of subspecies The best known subspecies are Lucanus cervuscervus Males 35 92 mm, Females 35 45 mm origin West, Central, East Europe Lucanus cervus akbesianus Males 50 100 mm, Females 40 45 mm origin Syria, Turkey Lucanus cervus judaicus Males 50 100 mm, Females 40 50 mm origin Syria, Turkey Lucanus cervus turcicus Males 35 75 mm, Females 35 40 mm origin ... 3 89432 451 1 External links commons Lucanus cervus wikispecies Lucanus cervus http www.stagbeetlehelpline.co.uk ... Category Animals described in 1758 Link FA nl an Lucanus cervus ast Lucanus cervus az Maral b c yi ... more details
Taxobox name Vietnamese Sika Deer image H u sao.JPG status EW status system iucn3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Artiodactyla familia Cervidae subfamilia Cervinae genus Cervus species Cervus nippon C. nippon subspecies C. n. pseudaxis trinomial Cervus nippon pseudaxis binomial authority Gervais, 1841 The Vietnamese Sika Deer Cervus nippon pseudaxis is one of the many subspecies of the Sika Deer . It is one of the smaller subspecies, due to the tropical environment they live in. They were previously found in northern Vietnam and possibly southwestern China , but have now become extinct in the wild . There are plans for reintroducing this subspecies in the future. Category Cervus Category Mammals of Asia Category Megafauna of Eurasia eventoedungulate stub it Cervus nippon pseudaxis vi Cervus nippon pseudaxis ... more details
Taxobox name Shanxi Sika Deer regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Artiodactyla familia Cervidae subfamilia Cervinae genus Cervus species Cervus nippon C. nippon subspecies C. n. sichuanicus trinomial Cervus nippon sichuanicus binomial authority Guo, Chen and Wang, 1978 The Sichuan Sika Deer Cervus nippon sichuanicus is one of the many subspecies of Sika Deer . It was discovered in 1978 and was proven to be a distinct subspecies. It is found in the mountains of northern Sichuan and southern Gansu , which holds the largest population of Sika Deer in China. There are currently 500 individuals left in the wild, and the numbers currently seems to be stable. Category Cervus Category Mammals of Asia Category Megafauna of Eurasia eventoedungulate stub it Cervus nippon sichuanicus ... more details
Taxobox image Lucanus cervus femininum.jpg image width 250px image caption Lucanus cervus , a stag beetle regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropod a classis Insect a ordo Beetle Coleoptera subordo Polyphaga infraordo Scarabeiformia subdivision ranks Superfamilia subdivision Scarabaeoidea , ... Scarabeiformia is an infraorder of beetle coleoptera . References Reflist Category Beetles ... more details
Taxobox name Alashan Wapiti status Data Deficient regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Artiodactyla subordo Ruminantia familia Cervidae subfamilia Cervinae genus Cervus species Elk C. canadensis binomial Cervus canadensis binomial authority Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben Erxleben , 1777 subspecies C. c. alashanicus trinomial Cervus canadensis alashanicus The Alashan Wapiti is a subspecies of Cervus canadensis named elk or wapiti in North America , found in Northern China and Mongolia . It is the smallest subspecies of elk , has the lightest color, and is the least studied, other than the extinct Merriam s Elk . eventoedungulate stub Category Elk and Red Deer ca Uapit d Alashan hu Alashan vapiti ... more details
Elaphus occurs in these biological name s Cervus elaphus red deer Lucanus elaphus giant stag beetle Distinguish from Elephas elephants disambig ... more details
Taxobox name Shanxi Sika Deer status EW status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Artiodactyla familia Cervidae subfamilia Cervinae genus Cervus species Cervus nippon C. nippon subspecies C. n. grassianus trinomial Cervus nippon grassianus binomial authority Heude, 1884 The Shanxi Sika Deer Cervus nippon grassianus is a possibly extinct subspecies of the Sika deer . It is also one of its largest, being 105 110 cm tall at the shoulder, and weighs 100 kg. The color is tawny or grayish dark, and is brown on the back of the leg. The spots are nearly invisible. It is previously found in two populations in the upland forests of L liang Mountains in western Shanxi ref name largeherbivore cite web title Factsheet Sika Deer url http www.largeherbivore.org sika deer accessdate 2011 01 19 ref , while its range might be much larger in historical times, encompassing the entire loess plateau . There has been no sightings of the subspecies for decades and it is now believed to be extinct, though no actual investigations have been done. Although pure bred individuals remain in farms as a breed, there is not enough suitable habitat nor government effort for reintroduction to take place. References reflist Category Cervus Category Mammals of Asia Category Megafauna of Eurasia eventoedungulate stub it Cervus nippon grassianus ... more details
Taxobox name North China Sika Deer status EW status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Artiodactyla familia Cervidae subfamilia Cervinae genus Cervus species Cervus nippon C. nippon subspecies C. n. mandarinus trinomial Cervus nippon mandarinus binomial authority Milne Edwards, 1871 The North China Sika Deer or Mandarin Sika Deer Cervus nippon mandarinus is one of the many subspecies of Sika Deer . It is a large subspecies with some of the most prominent spots of all subspecies, which is permanent throughout the year. It previously inhabits lowland forests of North China Plain and Northeast China Plain . Due to intensive habitat alterations the subspecies was endangered centuries ago, surviving only in remote areas of northeastern China as well as the Qing Dynasty Qing Imperial Hunting Grounds. Though no surveys have been conducted on the subspecies status, there have been no sightings for many decades and it is reasonable to presume that it is extinct in the wild . Although it is fairly common in zoos and purebred North China sika deer is a valuable breed in the Asian antler farming industry, the lack of suitable habitats and government efforts makes reintroduction impossible. References Reflist Category Cervus Category Mammals of Asia Category Megafauna of Eurasia eventoedungulate stub it Cervus nippon mandarinus ... more details
Taxobox name Manchurian Sika Deer image Jele Mand urski Cervus nippon mantchuricus.JPG image width 250px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Artiodactyla familia Cervidae subfamilia Cervinae genus Cervus species Cervus nippon C. nippon subspecies C. n. mantchuricus trinomial Cervus nippon mantchuricus binomial authority Swinhoe, 1864 The Manchurian Sika Deer or Dybowski s Sika Deer Cervus nippon mantchuricus or cervus nippon dybowskii is the largest of the 14 subspecies of Sika Deer formerly found in Manchuria northeastern China , Korea , and Russian Far East . Today it is likely to be extinct in China and Korea , but about 9000 individuals still live in the sparsely populated areas of Primorsky Krai in Russia . There are many captive breeding programs in Europe, for hunting and meat, including Poland. Body length 155 cm, tail up to 20 cm, height at wither 75 110 cm, females weight up to 80 90kg, bulls weight up to 110 160 kg. Pregnancy lasts up to 221 days and one young is born. It was described by Polish naturalist Benedykt Dybowski when he was exploring Siberia after his hard labour katorga . Category Cervus Category Mammals of Asia Category Megafauna of Eurasia eventoedungulate stub it Cervus nippon mantchuricus Bibliography Marco Apollonio, Reidar Andersen, Rory Putman, European Ungulates and Their Management in the 21st Century, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, New York et al 2010, ISBN 9780521760614, page 248 ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 The Central European red deer Cervus elaphus hippelaphus or simply Red deer is a subspecies of red deer native to central Europe . The deer s habitat ranges from France , Germany , and Denmark to the western Carpathian Mountains Carpathians . Description This deer is the same as the West European red deer . It is light colored, with a light colored rump patch bordering with black. The smaller Spanish red deer Cervus elaphus hispanicus is more gray, while the Norwegian red deer Cervus elaphus atlanticus is smaller in size and paler in color. DEFAULTSORT Central European Red Deer Category Mammals of Europe Category Elk and Red Deer hu Kelet eur pai g mszarvas ... more details
Taxobox name Merriam s Elk status EX regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Artiodactyla subordo Ruminantia familia Cervidae subfamilia Cervinae genus Cervus species Elk C. elaphus binomial Cervus elaphus binomial authority Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben Erxleben , 1777 ref Erxleben, J.C.P. 1777 Anfangsgr nde der Naturlehre and Systema regni animalis. ref subspecies extinct C. e. merriami trinomial Cervus canadensis merriami The Merriam s Elk Cervus canadensis merriami is an extinct subspecies of elk once found in the arid lands of the southwestern United States . Since the arrival of the Europe European s uncontrolled hunting and cattle grazing had driven the subspecies into extinction over a century ago, with the exact presumed date being 1906. Not much else is known about this subspecies as it became extinct before studies were done. Elk from Yellowstone National Park were introduced to this area in 1913, and are reasonably common in the area today. References reflist See also Roosevelt elk Tule Elk Rocky Mountain Elk Eastern Elk eventoedungulate stub Category Elk and Red Deer Category Mammal extinctions since 1500 Category Extinct mammals ca Uapit de Merriam hu Cervus canadensis merriami ... more details
taxobox name Kansu Red Deer status Data Deficient regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Artiodactyla subordo Ruminantia familia Cervidae subfamilia Cervinae genus Cervus species Elk C. canadensis subspecies C. c. kansuensis trinomial Cervus canadensis kansuensis The Kansu Red Deer Cervus canadensis kansuensis is a subspecies of elk wapiti found in the Gansu province of China . This subspecies forms, along with the closely related Sichuan deer , and Tibetan red deer , the southernmost wapiti group ref name Ludt cite web last Ludt first Christian J. coauthors Wolf Schroeder, Oswald Rottmann, and Ralph Kuehn title Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography of red deer Cervus elaphus work Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31 2004 1064 1083 publisher Elsevier url http www.wzw.tum.de wildbio paper cerphyl.pdf search 22Barbary 20red 20deer 22 format PDF accessdate 2007 06 04 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20070620034701 http www.wzw.tum.de wildbio paper cerphyl.pdf search 22Barbary 20red 20deer 22 Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 06 20 ref . References references eventoedungulate stub Category Elk and Red Deer it Cervus elaphus kansuensis hu Kanszui vapiti ... more details
Taxobox name Manchurian Elk image Cervus elaphus xanthopygus.JPG image width 250px status Data Deficient regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Artiodactyla subordo Ruminantia familia Cervidae subfamilia Cervinae genus Cervus species Elk C. canadensis binomial Cervus canadensis binomial authority Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben Erxleben , 1777 ref Erxleben, J.C.P. 1777 Anfangsgr nde der Naturlehre and Systema regni animalis. ref subspecies C. c. xanthopygus trinomial Cervus canadensis xanthopygus The Manchurian wapiti Cervus canadensis xanthopygus is a subspecies of Cervus canadensis named elk or wapiti in North America , native to eastern Asia . Description The Manchurian wapiti is reddish brown during summer, and brownish gray in winter. It has dark hairs on the neck and dark underparts, followed by a light colored rump patch. It is smaller than North American elk Cervus canadensis canadensis with smaller and stouter antlers . Male deer are wapiti like with a neck mane, and as mentioned, relatively small wapiti like antlers. Female deer are more red deer like and lack neck manes. This deer is the most red deer like of the wapiti, being adapted to mixed deciduous forest environments in Manchuria, Yakutia, Northern China and North Korea. Like many red deer , adult deer may have some visible spots in their summer coats. Range This deer is found in southeastern Siberia to the east of Lake Baikal , northeastern Mongolia , Manchuria , northern Korea and northeastern China . Similar forms from Alxa League Alxa , Gansu , Shanxi and southern Mongolia were originally described as a distinct subspecies, the Alashan Wapiti Cervus canadensis alashanicus . However recent genetic research indicates that this deer belongs to the Manchurian subspecies. ref Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography of red deer Cervus elaphus , by Christian J. Ludt. In Molecular Phylogenetics ... Category Elk and Red Deer bg ca Uapit de Manx ria fr Wapiti Manchurian ko it Cervus ... more details
Taxobox name South China Sika Deer regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Even toed ungulate Artiodactyla familia Deer Cervidae genus Cervus species Cervus nippon C. nippon subspecies C. n. kopschi trinomial Cervus nippon kopschi trinomial authority Swinhoe, 1873 The South China Sika Deer Cervus nippon kopschi is one of many subspecies of Sika Deer . Standing convert 85 cm disp or abbr on tall at the shoulder, it is a small subspecies that is only a little larger than its Japanese counterpart. The back is brown with a long dark vertebral strip flanked from indistinct white spots, the belly is snowy white. It has previously ranged from Yangtze River Basin all the way east to the coast, going as far south as the border with Vietnam . Today its small population of 300 is widely scattered along its former range, in remote mountains isolated by heavily populated lowlands. About 30 exists in the Tianmu Mountain s in northern Zhejiang , 70 to 100 in southern Anhui , and 150 in northern Jiangxi . The population size in southern Guangxi is unknown, and a tiny population might exist in northern Guangdong as well. ref name largeherbivore cite web title Factsheet Sika Deer url http www.largeherbivore.org sika deer accessdate 2011 01 19 ref The population continues to decline due to poaching, and inbreeding is a matter of concern for the quality of its future population. References Reflist Category Cervus Category Mammals of Asia Category Megafauna of Eurasia eventoedungulate stub it Cervus nippon kopschi ... more details
Taxobox name Manitoban elk regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Artiodactyla subordo Ruminantia familia Cervidae subfamilia Cervinae genus Cervus species Elk C. canadensis binomial Cervus canadensis binomial authority Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben Erxleben , 1777 ref Erxleben, J.C.P. 1777 Anfangsgr nde der Naturlehre and Systema regni animalis. ref subspecies C. c. manitobensis trinomial Cervus canadensis manitobensis The Manitoban elk is a subspecies of elk found in the Midwestern United States and the Canada Canadian Prairie provinces . Compared to the Rocky Mountain elk , it is larger in body size but has smaller antlers. The subspecies was driven into near extinction by 1900, but has recovered since. References reflist See also Roosevelt elk Tule elk Rocky Mountain elk Red deer Sika deer eventoedungulate stub Category Elk and Red Deer ca Uapit de Manitoba fr Wapiti de Manitoba hu Manitoba vapiti ... more details
Unreferenced stub type animal auto yes date December 2009 Taxobox name Yarkand Deer regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Even toed ungulate Artiodactyla familia Deer Cervidae genus Cervus species C. elaphus subspecies C. e. yarkandenis trinomial Cervus elaphus yarkandenis trinomial authority The Yarkand deer Cervus elaphus yarkandenis is a subspecies of Red Deer that is native to central Asia. It is similar in ecology to the Bactrian deer in occupying lowland riparian corridors surrounded by deserts. Both populations are isolated from one another by the Tianshan Mountains and probably form a primordial subgroup of Red Deer. Description This deer is light rufous in color with a large light colored patch, including the tail. Its antlers usually have five tines with a terminal fork pointing forward. The fifth tine is usually larger than the fourth and is inclined inward. Range and Habitat The Yarkand Deer, also known as Tarim Deer or Lop Nor Stag , lives in the Tarim Basin Deciduous Forests and Steppe Ecoregion in the Tarim Basin of China s Xinjiang Province East Turkestan . They are dependent on the lowland riparian corridors for food and shelter do not migrate but may disperse into adjacent desert areas at night or at times of cooler temperatures. DEFAULTSORT Yarkand Deer Category Elk and Red Deer Category Mammals of Asia Category Mammals of Pakistan Even toed ungulate stub ar it Cervus elaphus yarkandensis hu Jarkand g mszarvas ... more details
Unreferenced stub type animal auto yes date December 2009 Taxobox name MacNeil s Deer regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Artiodactyla subordo Ruminantia familia Cervidae subfamilia Cervinae genus Cervus species Elk C. canadensis subspecies C. c. macneilli trinomial Cervus canadensis macneilli The Sichuan deer Cervus canadensis macneilli also known as MacNeill s deer is a subspecies of Elk Wapiti native to Western China. Description This large, highland deer is of very pale, finely spotted color with gray or brownish black. The winter coat is of a brownish wash. These deer, along with the Tibetan red deer are the largest subspecies of Central Asian Red Deer. Older adult males may carry six tines on each antler similar to elk Wapiti subspecies. Also, unlike other Central Asian Red Deer subspecies, females do have short neck manes during the winter. Range Discovery This rare deer was first described in 1909 from a female specimen. 26 years later, male specimens were found and its true status became known. It lives in along the Chinese Tibetan border. DEFAULTSORT Sichuan Deer Category Elk and Red Deer Eventoedungulate stub eo Blankkoksa cervo it Cervus elaphus macneilli hu MacNeill vapiti zh ... more details
Taxobox name Altai Elk status Data Deficient regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Artiodactyla subordo Ruminantia familia Cervidae subfamilia Cervinae genus Cervus species Elk C. canadensis binomial Cervus canadensis binomial authority Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben Erxleben , 1777 ref Erxleben, J.C.P. 1777 Anfangsgr nde der Naturlehre and Systema regni animalis. ref subspecies C. c. sibiricus trinomial Cervus canadensis sibiricus The Altai wapiti is a subspecies of Cervus canadensis named elk or wapiti in North America found in the forest hills of Southern Siberia , Northwestern Mongolia , and Northern Xinjiang province of China . It is different from the Tian Shan Wapiti in being smaller and paler in color. It is sometimes referred to as Siberian elk , but this is misleading, as in Eurasia the name elk is mostly used for Alces alces known as moose in America . ref http vspages.com moose vs deer 6838 Moose vs. deer vspages.com ref . See also Elk Tian Shan Wapiti Red Deer References reflist even toed ungulate stub Category Elk and Red Deer bg ca Uapit de l Altai de Altai Maral hu Alt j vapiti mn ... more details
Taxobox name Tian Shan Elk status Data Deficient regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Artiodactyla subordo Ruminantia familia Cervidae subfamilia Cervinae genus Cervus species Elk C. canadensis binomial Cervus canadensis binomial authority Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben Erxleben , 1777 ref Erxleben, J.C.P. 1777 Anfangsgr nde der Naturlehre and Systema regni animalis. ref subspecies C. c. songaricus trinomial Cervus canadensis songaricus The Tian Shan Wapiti , or Tian Shan Maral , is a subspecies of Cervus canadensis named elk or wapiti in North America , found in the Tian Shan Mountains in Eastern Kyrgyzstan , Southeastern Kazakhstan , and North Central Xinjiang , China . It is the largest subspecies of Asian elk, both in body size and antlers. There are around 50,000 individuals left in the wild, and are declining at a rapid rate. There are 4000 or 5000 individuals in deer farms in China References reflist See also Elk Altai Wapiti Red Deer even toed ungulate stub Category Elk and Red Deer ca Uapit de Tian Shan hu Tien San vapiti ... more details
PA146 cite journal title Extirpation and reintroduction of the Corsican red deer Cervus ... 488 494 publisher Cambridge University Press doi 10.1017 S0030605307012069 cite book title Cervus ... 2000 commonscat Cervus elaphus corsicanus Category Elk and Red Deer Category Mammals of Italy Category Fauna of Sardinia Category Fauna of Italy ar an Cervus elaphus corsicanus co Cervus elaphus corsicanus fr Cerf laphe de Corse it Cervus elaphus corsicanus hu Korzikai g mszarvas ... more details
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