Wapiti

Cervus canadensis

Summary 3

A form of wapiti (Cervus canadensis) seems to have occurred in Europe until as recently as possibly 3000 (!) years ago in refugia in the Alps and southern Sweden. Apparently it was adapted to colder steppe-type landscapes like those that were widespread during the glacials.

Fontes e Créditos

  1. (c) Michael Jefferies, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael Jefferies
  2. (c) Mark Moschell, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/87792096@N00/22057538588/
  3. Adaptado por Stan van Remmerden de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervus_canadensis

Mais informações

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Status in w palearctic 0% of original range
Ecological niche Large Herbivore
Region Europe - Central, Europe - Northern
Z ecotourism potential 3