#0082 · 🦊 mammals

Wapiti

Cervus canadensis

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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what is it?

The elk ( Cervus canadensis ), also known as the wapiti , is one of the largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in North America, as well as Central and East Asia. It is often confused with the larger Alces alces , which is called moose in North America, but called elk in British English, and related names in other European languages (German Elch , Swedish älg , French élan ).

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 64,313iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
64,313 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777 (249 years ago).