Cervus canadensis

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

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cervoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
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: Metopophora
Cladus: Haptodontiformes
Cladus: Sphenacomorpha
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Pantherapsida
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Eutheriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Epicynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliamorpha
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Cladotheria
Cladus: Prototribosphenida
Cladus: Zatheria
Cladus: Tribosphenida
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Eutheria
Infraclassis: Placentalia
Magnordo: Boreoeutheria
Superordo: Laurasiatheria
Cladus: Scrotifera
Grandordo: Ferungulata
Cladus: Pan-Euungulata
Mirordo: Euungulata
Cladus: Paraxonia
Ordo: Artiodactyla
Cladus: Artiofabula
Cladus: Cetruminantia
Cladus: Ruminantiamorpha
Subordo: Ruminantia
Infraordo: Pecora
Superfamilia: Cervoidea

Familia: Cervidae
Subfamilia: Cervinae
Tribus: Cervini
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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