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 4
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 (5)

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

Roosevelt elk → parentTaxon → Cervus canadensis ⓘ
Roosevelt elk → largestSubspeciesOf → North American elk ⓘ
linked to: Cervus canadensis
Rocky Mountain elk → parentTaxon → Cervus canadensis ⓘ
Tule elk → parentTaxon → Cervus canadensis ⓘ
Cervinae → includesTaxon → Cervus canadensis ⓘ