Cervus canadensis nelsoni, Rocky Mountains National Park, Colorado, USA

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ruminantia 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Subordo: Cynodontia
Infraordo: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Subclassis: Trechnotheria
Infraclassis: Zatheria
Supercohors: Theria
Cohors: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Cladus: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Euungulata
Ordo: Artiodactyla
Cladus: Artiofabula
Cladus: Cetruminantia
Subordo: Ruminantia

Familia: Cervidae
Subfamilia: Cervinae
Genus: Cervus
Species: Cervus canadensis
Subspecies: C. c. alashanicus C. c. hanglu 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. Lipsiae: Impensis Weygandianis. 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
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