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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.
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What is the scientific name for animals that shed their antlers each year?
The scientific name for animals that shed their antlers each year is "cervids." Cervids include deer, elk, moose, and caribou, among others. The shedding and regrowth of antlers is a natural and seasonal process in these species.
What is the scientific name for the mule deer?
Its difficult to answer this question without knowing which deer species you are referring to, so here is a generic answer:Deer belong to the following categories:Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: ArtiodactylaSuborder: RuminantiaInfraorder: PecoraFamily: CervidaeSubfamilies: Cervinae; Hydropotinae; Capreolinae/Odocoileinae; MuntiacinaeCervinae (True Deer, Old World Deer):Genus Cervus:Subgenus Cervus:European red deer (Cervus elaphus)Central Asian Red Deer (Cervus affinis)North American Elk (Cervus canadensis)Subgenus Przewalskium:Thorold's deer, or white-lipped deer (Cervus albirostris)Subgenus Sika:Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)Subgenus Rucervus:Barasingha (Cervus duvaucelii)Schomburgk's Deer (Cervus schomburgki) (extinct, 1938)Eld's Deer or Thamin (Cervus eldii)Subgenus Rusa:Indian Sambar (Cervus unicolor)Sunda Sambar or Rusa Deer (Cervus timorensis)Philippine Sambar (Cervus mariannus)Philippine Spotted Deer or Visayan Spotted Deer (Cervus alfredi)Genus Axis:Subgenus Axis:Chital or Axis deer (Axis axis)Subgenus Hyelaphus:Hog deer (Axis porcinus)Calamian deer (Axis calamianensis)Bawean deer (Axis kuhlii)Genus Elaphurus:Père David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)Genus Dama:Fallow deer (Dama dama)Giant Deer (Megaloceros giganteus)Persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica)Hydropotinae (Water Deer):Chinese water deer (Hydroptes inermis)Muntiacinae (Muntjacs):Gednus Muntiacus:Indian muntjac or Common Muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak)Reeves's muntjac or Chinese Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)Hairy-fronted muntjac or Black Muntjac (Muntiacus crinifrons)Fea's muntjac (Muntiacus feae)Bornean Yellow muntjac (Muntiacus atherodes)Roosevelt's muntjac (Muntiacus rooseveltorum)Gongshan muntjac (Muntiacus gongshanensis)Giant muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis)Truong Son muntjac (Muntiacus truongsonensis)Leaf muntjac (Muntiacus putaoensis)Genus cephalophus:Tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus)Odocoileinae (New World Deer):Genus Odocoileus:White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)Genus Blastocerus:Marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)Genus Ozotoceros:Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus)Genus Mazama:Red Brocket (Mazama americana)Merioa Brocket (Mazama bricenii)Dwarf Brocket (Mazama chunyi)Grey Brocket (Mazama gouazoubira)Pygmy Brocket (Mazama nana)Yucatan Brown Brocket (Mazama pandora)Little Red Brocket (Mazama rufina)Genus Pudu:Northern Pudú (Pudu mephistophiles) (smallest deer in the world)Southern Pudú (Pudu pudu)Genus Hippocamelus:Peruvian Guemul or North Andean Deer (Hippocamelus antisensis)Chilean Huemul or South Andean Deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus)Genus Capreolus:European Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)Siberian Roe Deer (Capreolus pygargus)Genus Rangifer:Caribou/Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)Genus Alces:Moose (Alces alces; called "Elk" in British English and Scandinavia) (largest deer in the world)Genus Cervalces:Stag Moose (Cervalces scotti) (extinct)
What is the worlds biggest Rocky Mountain Elk?
rocky mountain
What is Utah state animal?
The state animal of Utah is the Rocky Mountain Elk. Formerly found across the United States, the Elk can now only be found west of the Rocky Mountains.
What is in Colorado's wildlife?
Elk, pronghornes, Rocky Mountain sheep,
What animal eats the ash tree?
rocky mountain elk
What are the 4 primary consumers in Rocky mountain Nation Park?
Bears, Elk, Cougar.
What was the scientific name for the Irish elk?
Megaloceros giganteus is the scientific name for Irish elk Source:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Elk
What is a elks scientific name?
Cervus elaphus is the scientific name for the North American Elk.
What animals live in the southern part of the Rocky Mountains?
Pica's, Bighorn Sheep, Mountain Lions, Mountain Goats, Elk, and Lynx
Do caribou bugle?
No they do not, they mew and wheez but do not bugle like the Roosevelt, Rocky Mountain, Tooele and Monitoba Elk
What is the scientific name for an elk?
Cervus canadensis
What kinds of animals are found in the northern part of the Rocky Mountain?
There are many, including Big Horn sheep, mountain lions, mountain goats, elk, bear, and deer.
What is the rocky mountain elk's main diet?
They eat grasses, tree bark, and twigs, but what they eat depends on the season.
