- Manitoban elk
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Manitoban elk Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Suborder: Ruminantia Family: Cervidae Subfamily: Cervinae Genus: Cervus Species: C. canadensis Subspecies: C. c. manitobensis Binomial name Cervus canadensis
(Erxleben, 1777)[1]Trinomial name Cervus canadensis manitobensis The Manitoban elk is a subspecies of elk found in the Midwestern United States and the 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
- ^ Erxleben, J.C.P. (1777) Anfangsgründe der Naturlehre and Systema regni animalis.
See also
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