Cervus

Cervus
Bull elk Cervus canadensis guarding his cow
Scientific classification
Kingdom Information
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum Information
Phylum	Chordata
Sub-phylum	Vertebrata
Class Information
Class	Mammalia
Order Information
Order	Artiodactyla
Sub-order	Ruminantia
Family Information
Family	Cervidae
Sub-family	Cervinae
Genus Information
Genus	Cervus
Population statistics

The genus Cervus contains the classic species of deer. Members of this genus are found in eastern Asia, many of the western island chains in the Pacific Ocean, and in North America. North American individuals in this genus likely descend from ancestors that crossed the Bering Land Bridge shortly after the global flood.

Anatomy

Members of genus Cervus tend to be larger than other genera of the deer family. The largest species are the red deer and the North American elk. However, the moose or "European elk" (Alces alces) is larger than any of these.

Reproduction

Reproduction is sexual, as is the case with all deer. Specific mating behaviors vary at the generic and species level.

Ecology

Species in this genus tend to adapt readily to a wide variety of wild environments. They tend not to thrive in and among human-settled regions.

Gallery

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  A harem of elk with their bull.