Cervus canadensis
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Taxonavigation
Familia: Cervidae
Subfamilia: Cervinae
Tribus: Cervini
Genus: Cervus
Species:
Subspecies: C. c. alashanicus – C. c. kansuensis – C. c. macneilli – C. c. manitobensis – C. c. nannodes – C. c. nelsoni – C. c. roosevelti – C. c. sibiricus – C. c. songaricus – C. c. wallichii – C. c. xanthopygus – †C. c. canadensis – †C. c. combrayicus – †C. c. merriami
Name
Cervus canadensis (Erxleben, 1777)
References
Primary references
- Erxleben, J.C.P. 1777. Systema regni animalis per classes, ordines, genera, species, varietates : cvm synonymia et historia animalivm: Classis I. Mammalia. Impensis Weygandianis: Lipsiae. 636 pp. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
- Ludt, C. J., et al., 2004. Mitochondrial DNA phylogeography of red deer (Cervus elaphus). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31: 1064–1083.
- Pitra, C., et al., 2004. Evolution and phylogeny of old world deer. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 33: 880–895.
- Randi, E., et al., 2001. A mitochondrial DNA control region phylogeny of the Cervinae: Speciation in Cervus and implications for conservation. Animal Conservation 4: 1–11.
- Cervus canadensis in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. - North American Mammals: Cervus (elaphus) canadensis. Smithsonian Institution.
Vernacular names
- English: American Elk, Wapiti
- español: Wapití o ciervo canadiense
- suomi: Vapiti
- galego: Uapití
- magyar: Vapiti
- 日本語: アメリカアカシカ
- Diné bizaad: Dzeeh