Cervus canadensis - #189
Wapiti
Side view of adult male with dorsal view of antlers. 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, WY, Yellowstone National Park
Image Date
1975
Photographer
GL Twiest