Tian Shan wapiti

Tian Shan Elk
Conservation status
Data Deficient
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Suborder:	Ruminantia
Family:	Cervidae
Subfamily:	Cervinae
Genus:	Cervus
Species:	C. canadensis
Subspecies:	C. c. songaricus
Binomial name
Cervus canadensis (Erxleben, 1777)[1]
Trinomial name
Cervus canadensis songaricus

The Tian Shan Wapiti, or Tian Shan Maral, is a subspecies of elk found in the Tian Shan Mountains in Eastern Kyrgyzstan, Southeastern Kazakhstan, and North Central Xinjiang, China. It is the largest subspecies of Asian elk, both in body size and antlers. There are around 50,000 individuals left in the wild, and are declining at a rapid rate. There are 4000 or 5000 individuals in deer farms in China

References

1. ^ Erxleben, J.C.P. (1777) Anfangsgründe der Naturlehre and Systema regni animalis.

See also

• Elk
• Altai Wapiti
• Red Deer

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