name: Elk

flavor_db_name_variants: elk

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Elk

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name_scientific: 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.

itis_id: 180695

wikipedia_id: Elk

picture_file_name: 364.jpg

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picture_updated_at: null

legacy_id: 391

food_group: Animal foods

food_subgroup: Venison

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2018-01-18T03:18:03.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:23.000Z

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updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: true

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 1574408

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00359