are elk and red deer the same thing?
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The European red deer ( Cervus elaphus Linnaeus 1758 ) and our elk (Cervus elaphus canadensis) are the same species (The words "Linnaeus" and "canadensis" refer to subspecies, but the species name for both deer is elaphus.) ... Our elk have another name of "wapiti" because of an old mistake in naming them.
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American Elk (or Wapiti) and Red Deer from the Old World can produce fertile offspring in captivity, and were once considered one species. Hybrid offspring, however, must be able to escape and defend themselves against predators, and these hybrid offspring are unable to do so in the wild state.
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First of all, elk and moose are both a part of the deer family (Cervidae). ... Elk and moose have similar tracks, but moose have a more hearted-shaped hooves and elk have a more tooth-shaped track. Furthermore, because moose are heavier, their prints are deeper. The noses of both moose and elk are different as well…
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Moose are the largest members of the deer family, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. They are also the tallest mammals in North America.
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The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Asia Minor, Iran, parts of western Asia, and central Asia.
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Elk is much larger and heavier compared to a deer. It can reach 5 feet in height, 8 feet in length and 700 pounds of weight (sometimes up to 1100 pounds). Deer usually grows to the height of 3.5 feet and length of 7 feet.
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Deer (most of them, if not all?) are of the Cervidae family, whereas horses belong to the Equidae family. These families are as wide apart as the USA and Europe, or something like that. ... Deer species at the upper center to the right, equine middle right. They're not even closely related to each other.
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IUCN Red List Status: ? Large hoofed animals belonging to the deer family, caribou and reindeer are actually the same species—Rangifer tarandus. There are differences between caribou and reindeer though. Caribou are native to North America, whereas reindeer are native to northern Europe and Asia.
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They form the family Cervidae. A male deer is called stag or buck, a female deer is called doe, and a youngdeer is called fawn. There are about 60 species of deer.
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Even the most experienced hunters have been known to confuse them, and until recently, scientists actually believed that elk were a subspecies of red stag deer. The truth is that bull elk and red stag deer are not one and the same, though. They're two totally different species based on their DNA.
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The bodies of deer, moose, zebras, and horses are very similar, and these animals are very closely related. One major difference is that deer and moose have antlers and zebras and horses don't. ... Therefore, herd-living animals do not need the antlers that their loner relatives need for protection.
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Reindeer and caribou are actually the same species, Rangifer tarandus, but there are substantial differences between the two. Caribou are large, wild, elk-like animals which can be found in northern North America and Greenland and have never been domesticated.
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Elk (Cervus canadensis), called wapiti in Europe, are one of the largest deer species. ... Another key difference between elk and deer, moose and reindeer is that male elk have a loud, high-pitched bugle which they sound during the morning and evening. On the other hand, deer only make occasional bleats.
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In fact they are the same species, Alces alces. ... So, the Swedish Älg is called Moose in American English and an Elk in British English. So it is the same species. But remember that the Elk in Europe is not the same as Elk in North America.
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Four species of deer are found in Scotland: red, roe, fallow and sika. Red and roe deer are native species.
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Official State Animal of Utah Called 'wapiti' by the Shawnee Indians, elk are members of the deer family and associate closely with the deer and moose of Utah. Elk once inhabited most of the USA, but are now found only west of the Rocky Mountains (elk are plentiful in the mountain ranges of Utah).
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Today, North Carolina's elk are actually the Manitoban subspecies of elk (Cervus elaphus manitobensis). ... Currently, the Wildlife Commission estimates there are between 150 – 200 elk residing in North Carolina on public land, private land, and within the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.