Cervus canadensis - #1077
Wapiti
Group of females with young standing in field. Cervus canadensis canadensis. Formerly as Cervus elaphus nannodes, Red Deer. Also as American Elk or Tule Elk.
Geographic Distribution
Asia from Kirgyzstan and N Xinjiang east to S Siberia and N Mongolia; North America in western Canada and USA.
Order/Family
Cervidae
Genus
Cervus
Specific Epithet
canadensis
Image Location
USA, CA, Kern Co., Tule Elk State Reserve
Image Date
1987
Photographer
J Harris