Rocky Mountain elk
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The Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni) is a subspecies of elk found in the Rocky Mountains and adjacent ranges of Western North America.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Cervidae |
Subfamily: | Cervinae |
Genus: | Cervus |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | C. c. nelsoni |
Trinomial name | |
Cervus canadensis nelsoni | |
Synonyms | |
Cervus elaphus nelsoni |
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