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.
The genus is Cervus and the species is elaphus. The largest deer (Cervus elaphus)
One species. Cervus canadensis There are 6 subspecies, though: Cervus canadensis canadensis -All elk east of the Mississippi nelsoni roosevelti -The dark elk just west of the Rocky Mntns manitobensis -Lives mainly in Manitoba and Sascatchewan merriam -Now extinct nannodes -Dwarf elk . . . nearly extinct Note: What is called the European elk is what we call the moose.
Various subspecies of the American elk inhabited virtually the entire North American continent from the Pacific to Atlantic oceans and from Mexico to Alaska.For the source and more detailed information concerning this subject, click on the related links section (HuntingNet) indicated below.
Superdomain BiotaDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaSubkingdom BilateriaBranch DeuterostomiaInfrakingdom ChordoniaPhylum ChordataSubphylum VertebrataInfraphylum GnathostomataSuperclass TetrapodaClass AmphibiaSubclass LissamphibiaOrder CaudataFamily SalamandridaeSubfamily SalamandrinaeGenus SalamandraSpecies Salamandra salamandra # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra alfredschmidti. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandraalmanzoris. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra bejarae. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra bejarae. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandrabernardezi. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra beschkovi. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra crespoi. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandrafastuosa. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra gallaica. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra gigliolii. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandrainfraimmaculata. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra longirostris. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra morenica. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandrasalamandra. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra semenovi. # Subspecies Salamandra salamandra terrestris.
The elk is not extinct.
A cow elk is a female elk.
Yes, there are botanical subspecies.
The African lion (Panthera leo) has several subspecies, including the Southwest African lion and the Eastern African lion.
Species refer to a group of organisms that can interbreed and produce fertile offspring, while subspecies are further divisions within a species based on minor differences in characteristics like color or size. Subspecies can interbreed with other subspecies within the same species but may exhibit different adaptations based on their specific habitats.
The word "elk" is the singular noun.The plural of the noun "elk" is either elk or elks, both are accepted.
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