Tule elk

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Animalia
gptkb:subspecies
gptkbp:antlerShed annually
gptkbp:antlerType branched
gptkbp:breedingSeason autumn
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:conservationStatus Least Concern
California threatened species
gptkbp:describedBy Douglas, 1878
gptkbp:diet herbivore
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature light brown coloring
smaller size than other elk subspecies
gptkbp:family gptkb:Cervidae
gptkbp:featuredIn California state conservation programs
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Cervus
gptkbp:gestationPeriod about 240 days
gptkbp:habitat grasslands
marshlands
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Central_Valley_of_California
gptkbp:horns present in males
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tule elk
gptkbp:lifespan 10-14 years
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 450 kg
gptkbp:minimumPressure 170 kg
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:tule_(Schoenoplectus_acutus)
gptkbp:nativeTo gptkb:California
gptkbp:numberOfCalves usually 1 per year
gptkbp:onceBelieved nearly extinct in 19th century
gptkbp:order gptkb:Artiodactyla
gptkbp:population increasing
gptkbp:protectedBy gptkb:California_Department_of_Fish_and_Wildlife
gptkbp:range gptkb:California
gptkbp:restored gptkb:Carrizo_Plain
gptkb:San_Luis_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkb:Point_Reyes_National_Seashore
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Cervus_canadensis_nannodes
gptkbp:socialStructure herds
gptkbp:species gptkb:Cervus_canadensis
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:elk
gptkbp:survivedDueTo protection by Henry Miller
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:subspecies
gptkbp:threats gptkb:disease
gptkb:dam
habitat loss
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Elk
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4