How many elk spicies are there?

Answer 1

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.