Manitoban Elk
Encyclopedia
The Manitoban elk is a subspecies of elk
found in the Midwestern United States
and the Canadian
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.
Elk
The Elk is the large deer, also called Cervus canadensis or wapiti, of North America and eastern Asia.Elk may also refer to:Other antlered mammals:...
found in the Midwestern United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Prairie provinces. Compared to the Rocky Mountain elk
Rocky Mountain Elk
The Rocky Mountain Elk is a subspecies of elk found in the Rocky Mountains and adjacent ranges of Western North America. The winter ranges are most common in open forests and floodplain marshes in the lower elevations. In the summer it migrates to the subalpine forests and alpine basins...
, it is larger in body size but has smaller antlers. The subspecies was driven into near extinction by 1900, but has recovered since.
See also
- Roosevelt elkRoosevelt elkThe Roosevelt elk , also known as Olympic elk, is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk in North America...
- Tule elkTule ElkThe tule elk is a subspecies of elk found only in California, ranging from the grasslands and marshlands of the Central Valley to the grassy hills on the coast. The subspecies name derives from the tule that it feeds off of, which grows in the marshlands...
- Rocky Mountain elkRocky Mountain ElkThe Rocky Mountain Elk is a subspecies of elk found in the Rocky Mountains and adjacent ranges of Western North America. The winter ranges are most common in open forests and floodplain marshes in the lower elevations. In the summer it migrates to the subalpine forests and alpine basins...
- Red deerRed DeerThe red deer is one of the largest deer species. Depending on taxonomy, the red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, parts of western Asia, and central Asia. It also inhabits the Atlas Mountains region between Morocco and Tunisia in northwestern Africa, being...
- Sika deerSika DeerThe Sika Deer, Cervus nippon, also known as the Spotted Deer or the Japanese Deer, is a species of deer native to much of East Asia and introduced to various other parts of the world...