Cervus canadensis - #1924
Wapiti
Side view, spotted juvenile. Cervus canadensis canadensis. Formerly Cervus elaphus canadensis, Red Deer. Also as American 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, AZ, Coconino co., Grand Canyon National Park, South Rim
Image Date
July 12, 2011
Photographer
DW Hale