Common Name
Wapiti or Elk
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Cervidae
Species Name
Cervus canadensis
Status
Common
States
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Texas
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Distribution
Western US and Canada.
Notes
Heavy bodied, deer-like mammals.