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Scientific Name
Cervus elaphus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758
Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve (GRSA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
American Elk; Wapiti
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyCervidae
SubfamilyCervinae
GenusCervus
SpeciesCervus elaphus
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Source Code ' Presence' = 1 - Species present in site
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Source Code 'Origin' = 2 - Human Introduction
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
Source Code 'Abundance' = 4 - Rare (present, but frequently not encountered)
Seasonality Tags
  • Migratory
    Source Code 'ResStatus' = 6 - Winter Migrant
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
NJS of the I&M office
Created Date
9/22/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
NJS of the I&M office
Last Modified Date
5/2/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Additional Source Code 'Documentation' = 4 - No written record, but obvious or common species.; Additional Source Code 'DocDate' = 1991; Additional Source Code 'Distribution' = 2 - Data on species' distribution in part of the site; Additional Source Code 'Database' = 3 - Not computerized, but organized, systematic manual fashion; Additional Source Info 'Date' = 02/10/1992;, Park Species Data Source: Converted from GRSA's database, Grsafaun.dbf, by the I&M office.
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