Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Cervus elaphus | Elk 



ABBREVIATION : 
CEEL

COMMON NAMES : 
   elk
   wapiti
   Canadian elk
   eastern elk
   Roosevelt elk
   Merriam elk
   tule elk
   Manitoban elk
   Rocky Mountain elk


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the elk is
Cervus elaphus [7,52].  
The six North American subspecies are listed below [7]:

Cervus elaphus ssp. canadensis (possibly extinct)
Cervus elaphus ssp. roosevelti
Cervus elaphus ssp. merriami (extinct)
Cervus elaphus ssp. nannodes
Cervus elaphus ssp. manitobensis
Cervus elaphus spp. nelsoni


ORDER : 
Artiodactyla

CLASS : 
Mammal

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Subspecies canadensis may be extinct; ssp. merriami is extinct [7].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
S. A. Snyder, June 1991


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Snyder, S. A. 1991. Cervus elaphus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Cervus elaphus | Elk