Showing Food Elk
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| Name | Elk | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Cervus canadensis | ||||||||||
| Description | The elk or wapiti (Cervus canadensis) is one of the largest species of the Cervidae or deer family in the world, and one of the largest land mammals in North America and eastern Asia. It was long believed to be a subspecies of the European red deer (Cervus elaphus), but evidence from a 2004 study of the mitochondrial DNA indicates that the two are distinct species. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00359 | ||||||||||
| Picture | Not Available | ||||||||||
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| Group | Animal foods | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Venison | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | 180695 | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | Elk | ||||||||||
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| Content Reference | — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. | ||||||||||