Tian Shan wapiti
| Tian Shan wapiti (maral or elk) | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Cervinae |
| Genus: | Cervus |
| Species: | C. canadensis |
| Subspecies: | C. c. songaricus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Cervus canadensis songaricus | |
The Tian Shan wapiti or Tian Shan maral (Cervus canadensis songaricus), is a subspecies of Cervus canadensis. It is often called the Tian Shan elk in North American English.
Description
It is native to the Tian Shan Mountains ranges, found in eastern Kyrgyzstan, southeastern Kazakhstan, and North Central Xinjiang of western China.
It is the largest subspecies of Asian elk, both in body size and antlers.
- Conservation
There are around 50,000 individual Tian Shan elk left in the wild, and they are declining at a rapid rate. There are 4000 or 5000 individuals in deer farms in China.
References
- ↑ Erxleben, J. C. P. (1777). Anfangsgründe der Naturlehre and Systema regni animalis.
See also
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