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Cervus canadensis (elk)

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Cervus canadensis was named by Erxleben (1777) [named as a subspecies of C. elaphus by Erxleben 1777; raised to species level by Borowski 1780]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Cervus elaphus by Ellerman and Morrison-Scott (1951), Wilson and Reeder (1993).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1777Cervus canadensis Erxleben
1780Cervus canadensis Borowski
1902Cervus canadensis Hay p. 685
1967Cervus canadensis Wilson p. 215
1972Cervus canadensis Whitehead
1984Cervus canadensis Cockerill
2006Cervus canadensis Ludt et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyCervidae
subfamilyCervinaeGoldfuss 1820
tribeCerviniGoldfuss 1820
genusCervus
speciescanadensisErxleben 1777

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cervus canadensis Erxleben 1777 [elk]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2009-01-04 11:01:15
Modified: 2009-01-04 13:01:25
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1999

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.77400 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Cervus canadensis (174512)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Maryland) Cervus canadensis (127111)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (Tennessee) Cervus canadensis (74240)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Pas de Calais) Cervus canadensis (49087)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Cervus canadensis (63399 200631 200633 200634 200635 200636 200637)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117China (Nei Mongol) Cervus canadensis (35928 35930 35965)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Oklahoma) Cervus canadensis (216271)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michiagn) Cervus canadensis (200632)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Canada (Alberta) Cervus canadensis (20615)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Tennessee) Cervus canadensis (93252)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Ohio) Cervus canadensis (195062 195065 195066 195067 195068)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Ontario) Cervus canadensis (221863)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (British Columbia) Cervus canadensis (108792)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Maine) Cervus canadensis (122450)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0USA (Montana) Cervus canadensis (162133)