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Alashan wapiti

Mammals

The Alashan wapiti is an Asian subspecies of wapiti, the animal known as elk in North America. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G4 Apparently Secure 1
Scientific Name
Cervus canadensis alashanicus 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cervus, Taxa
Source Alashan wapiti (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

China

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Mongolia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. NatureServe Explorer: Cervus canadensis
NatureServe Explorer
  • Global rank (roundedGRank)
    "roundedGRank": "G4"
  • Food Habits
    Primarily a grazer, but also consumes forbs
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2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ180404, descriptionView the Source
4. Wikipedia: Alashan wapiti
Wikipedia
Alashan wapiti (Wikipedia)
Child Taxon Of: Cervus, Taxobox
Quote, Child Taxon Of: Cervus, Taxobox
Wikipedia taxobox field: genus = Cervus
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