Cervus canadensis

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Cervus canadensis is a large North American deer species commonly known as elk or wapiti, recognized for its impressive antlers and bugling calls.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cervus canadensis canonical 3
North American elk 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf deer
mammal
species
activityPattern crepuscular
antlersPresentIn males
antlersShed annually
averageLifespanWild 10 to 15 years
bodyLength about 2.1 to 2.4 meters
bodyMassFemale up to about 225 kilograms
bodyMassMale up to about 320 kilograms
breedingSeason autumn
class Mammalia
closelyRelatedTo Cervus elaphus
commonName elk
wapiti
culturalSignificance important in Indigenous North American cultures
diet herbivorous
eats forbs
grasses
shrubs
tree bark
tree leaves
family Cervidae
femaleCalled cow
forms herds
genus Cervus
gestationPeriod about 240 days
habitat forests
grasslands
woodlands
hasSexualDimorphism true
introducedTo Argentina
Australia
Chile
New Zealand
IUCNStatus Least Concern
kingdom Animalia
maleCalled bull
matingSystem polygynous
maximumLifespanCaptivity over 20 years
nativeTo Asia
North America
notableFeature bugling vocalizations of males
large branching antlers in males
order Artiodactyla
parentTaxon Cervus
phylum Chordata
reproduction sexual reproduction
shoulderHeight about 1.2 to 1.5 meters
socialBehavior gregarious
taxonRank species
usedFor meat
recreational hunting
velvet antler
youngCalled calf

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roosevelt elk parentTaxon Cervus canadensis
Roosevelt elk largestSubspeciesOf Cervus canadensis
this entity surface form: North American elk
Rocky Mountain elk parentTaxon Cervus canadensis
Tule elk parentTaxon Cervus canadensis