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Wapiti

Cervus canadensis

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Colorado.January 290, February 226, March 312, April 611, May 926, June 981, July 722, August 575, September 572, October 415, November 259, December 245.
United States34,664
Colorado7,417
Canada6,038
Wyoming5,648
California5,521
Arizona3,716
Alberta3,421
New Mexico2,870
Alaska2,583
North Carolina2,574

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Dietary

  • HerbivoreFeeds primarily on plantsFrom its classification

Physical

  • HornedHas prominent horns or antlersFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderEven-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla
FamilyDeer · Cervidae
GenusTypical Old World Deer and Elk · Cervus

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