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Q: What is an elk called in north America?
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What is the north American elk native to?

North America and eastern Asia.


Do tigers eat elk?

Tigers and elk occur on different continents; elk occur in North America, tigers in India.


What are young elk?

A red deer that comes from North America


What is another word for deerlike?

It depends on the species and where the species is found. For example, in Europe, a male deer is called a stag. In North America, a male moose, elk or caribou is called a bull. However, a male white-tailed deer or mule deer is called a buck.


What is the difference between a elk and a wilderbeest?

The elk and wildebeast have distinct physical differences, but elk live in North America and wildebeast live in Africa.


What habitats do elk live in?

it lives in the sahara desert :D


Is the elk the largest animal in north America?

No, the American Bison B. bison (buffalo) is the largest land animal in North America.


What is a wapati?

A wapati is a large deer species, like an elk or an actual elk that lives in Western North America or Eastern Asia.


What are the subspecies of elk?

The elk is a type of deer. There are ten known subspecies of elk. Six of them are native to North America and four are native to Asia. Out of the six subspecies in North America only four of them remain today.


What is the scientific name for rocky mountain elk?

The scientific name for Rocky Mountain elk is Cervus canadensis nelsoni. They are a subspecies of the North American elk and are commonly found in the Rocky Mountains region of North America.


What is a three letter horned animal called?

An animal that has horns and a 3 letter name is an elk. Elks are a type of deer that can be found in North America, as well as Asia.


What is the french word for a female elk?

it depends of what you are calling an elk.In North America the species called "elk" is the Cervus canadensis, called in French the wapiti. Its female would be called 'un wapiti femelle'.The moose (species' name Alces alces) is called 'elk' in Europe. It would be called 'un élan' in French ('un orignal' in Canadian French or to speak specifically of the North-American moose species) ; and the female is 'un élan femelle' or 'un orignal femelle'.