Elk (Cervus canadensis)

Elk (Cervus canadensis)

About Elk (Cervus canadensis)

Kingdom: Animals
Phylum: Chordates
Class: Mammals
Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
Family: Cervidae

The elk or wapiti, is the second largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in its native range of North America and Central and East Asia. The word "elk" originally referred to the European variety of the moose, Alces alces, but was transferred to Cervus canadensis by North American colonists.

Source: Wikipedia