Kingdom Animalia Family Cervidae Genus Cervus Rank Subspecies | Class Mammalia Subfamily Cervinae Phylum Chordata Order Even-toed ungulate | |
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Scientific name Cervus canadensis manitobensis Similar Merriam's elk, Tule elk, Rocky Mountain elk, Eastern elk, Roosevelt elk | ||
Manitoban elk
The Manitoban elk (Cervus canadensis manitobensis) is a subspecies of elk found in the Midwestern United States and the southern areas of Canada's prairie provinces. Compared to the Rocky Mountain elk, it is larger in body size, but has smaller antlers. The subspecies was driven into near extinction by 1900, but has recovered since then.
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