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Cervus elaphus

(European Red Deer)

Common Names

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Common Names in Chinese:

Hangul, Shou

Common Names in Dutch:

Edelhert

Common Names in English:

American Elk, Elk, European Red Deer, Maral, Red Deer, Wapiti, Wapiti Or Elk

Common Names in French:

Cerf Elaphe, Wapiti

Common Names in German:

Edelhirsch, Rothirsch

Common Names in Russian:

Олень благородный (красный)

Common Names in Spanish:

Ciervo Colorado, Ciervo Común, Ciervo Comn

Description

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Physical Description

Species Cervus elaphus

Male American Elk sport large antlers. A rack of antlers can weight 30 pounds and measure 5' across, and require special neck muscles to support them. Large antlers suggest good health -- important information for a female selecting a mate.

Size/Age/Growth

American Elk stand 4-5' tall at the shoulder , and weight 500-1,000 pounds .

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,248 meters (0 to 10,656 feet).[1]

Ecology:
List of Habitats :1.4Forest - Temperate 1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry 1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland 1.9Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Montane 3.4Shrubland - Temperate 3.8Shrubland - Mediterranean-type Shrubby Vegetation 4.4Grassland - Temperate

Taxonomy

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Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 22-Apr-2004

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Cervus

There are approximately 159 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

C. (Rusa) philippinus · C. acoronatus · C. affinis · C. albirostris (White-Lipped Deer) · C. alces · C. alfredi (Philippine Spotted Deer) · C. astylodon · C. australis · C. axis · C. axis axis · C. axis major · C. bactrianus · C. belgrandi · C. bezoarticus · C. brachyceros · C. brevitrabalis · C. brookei · C. camelopardalis · C. canadensis · C. canadensis canadensis · C. canadensis manitobensis · C. canadensis nelsoni · C. capreolus (Red Deer) · C. cervus · C. cervus elaphus (European Red Deer) · C. cusanus · C. dama · C. dama dama · C. dama mesopotamica · C. dicranios · C. dicranius · C. dicranocerus · C. dimorphe · C. duvauceli · C. duvaucelii (Barasingha) · C. duvaucelii branderi (Upland Barasingha) · C. duvaucelii duvaucelii (Barasingha) · C. duvaucelii ranjitsinhi · C. duvauceli branderi · C. duvauceli duvauceli · C. dybowskii · C. elaphas · C. elaphoides · C. elaphus (European Red Deer) · C. elaphus affinis (Wapiti Or Elk) · C. elaphus alashanicus (Alashan Wapiti) · C. elaphus asiaticus · C. elaphus atlanticus · C. elaphus bactrianus (Bactrian Deer) · C. elaphus barbarus (Wapiti Or Elk) · C. elaphus canadensis (American Wapiti) · C. elaphus corsicanus (Corsican Red Deer) · C. elaphus elaphus (European Red Deer) · C. elaphus hanglu (Kashmir Red Deer) · C. elaphus hippelaphus · C. elaphus hispanicus · C. elaphus kansuensis · C. elaphus macneilli (Macneill's Red Deer) · C. elaphus maral · C. elaphus merriami (Merriam's Elk) · C. elaphus nannodes (Wapiti Or Elk) · C. elaphus nelsoni (Rocky Mountain Elk) · C. elaphus roosevelti (Roosevelt Elk) · C. elaphus scoticus · C. elaphus sibiricus · C. elaphus songaricus · C. elaphus wallichi (Shou) · C. elaphus x · C. elaphus xanthopygus · C. elaphus yarkandensis (Yarkand Deer) · C. eldi · C. eldii (Eld's Brow-Antlered Deer) · C. eldii eldii (Manipur Brow-Antlered Deer) · C. eldii siamensis (Thailand Brow-Antlered Deer) · C. eldii thamin (Burmese Brow-Antlered Deer) · C. eldi eldi · C. eldi siamensis · C. eldi thamin · C. elephas · C. elephus · C. ertborni · C. eustephanus · C. falconeri · C. giganteus · C. grayi · C. hippelaphus · C. hortulorum · C. humilis · C. javanicus · C. kazusensis · C. kuhlii · C. leucurus · C. lydekkeri · C. maral · C. maral fossilis · C. mariannus (Philippine Brown Deer) · C. mariannus mariannus · C. mariannus nigricans · C. marianus · C. matheroni

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Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 11, 2007:

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Footnotes

  1. Mean = 300.320 meters (985.302 feet), Standard Deviation = 517.090 based on 1,784 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Last Revised: 2009-05-12