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{{Short description|Subspecies of deers}}
{{subspeciesbox
| name = Altai wapiti
| image=Altai maral 2.jpg
| genus = Cervus
| species = canadensis
| species_link = Elk
| authority = ([[Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben|Erxleben]], 1777)<ref>Erxleben, J.C.P. (1777) ''Anfangsgründe der Naturlehre'' and ''Systema regni animalis.''</ref>
| subspecies = sibiricus
}}
The '''Altai wapiti''', sometimes called the '''Altai [[elk]]''', or simply the '''Altai Deer''', is a [[subspecies]] of ''Cervus canadensis'' found in the forest hills of southern [[Siberia]], northwestern [[Mongolia]], and northern [[Xinjiang]] province of [[China]]. It is different from the [[Tian Shan wapiti]] in being smaller and paler in color.

It has also been classified as ''[[red deer|C. elaphus sibirica]]'',<ref name=kuznetsova>M. V. Kuznetsova, A. A. Danilkin, M. V. Kholodova: "Phylogeography of red deer (Cervus elaphus): Analysis of MtDNA cytochrome b polymorphism" ''Biology Bulletin'' Vol. 39, No. 4 (July 2012), pp 323-330 {{doi|10.1134/S1062359012040048}}</ref> and is also known as the '''Altai maral''',<ref>Marvin L. Jones "Longevity of ungulates in captivity" ''International Zoo Yearbook'' Vol. 32, No. 1 (January 1993), pp. 159–169 {{doi|10.1111/j.1748-1090.1993.tb03529.x}}</ref> central maral deer,<ref>W. Lindemann: "Transplantation of Game in Europe and Asia" ''The Journal of Wildlife Management'' Vol. 20, No. 1 (January 1956), pp. 68-70 {{JSTOR|3797249}}</ref> Siberian red deer,<ref name=kuznetsova/> and maral.<ref>Rolf Entzeroth, László Nemeséri, Erich Scholtyseck: "Prevalence and ultrastructure of Sarcocystis sp. from the red deer (Cervus elaphus L.) in Hungary" ''Parasit. Hung.'' Vol. 16 (1983), pp. 47–52</ref><ref>Halik Mahmut, Ryuichi Masuda, Manabu Onuma, Manami Takahashi, Junko Nagata, Masatsugu Suzuki, Noriyuki Ohtaishi "Molecular Phylogeography of the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Populations in Xinjiang of China: Comparison with other Asian, European, and North American Populations" ''Zoological Science'' Vol. 19, No. 4 (2002), pp. 485-495 {{doi|10.2108/zsj.19.485}}</ref>

==Characteristics==

[[File:ZOO Olomouc12 Cervus elaphus sibiricus.JPG|thumb|Altai wapiti in the [[Olomouc Zoo]]]]

The Siberian wapiti is similar to other subspecies of ''Cervus canadensis'' in that the adults have a lighter toned torso with darker necks and juveniles have thicker fur on the body.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}

The adult male Altai wapiti has a recorded [[withers|shoulder height]] of up to 155 cm (5.1 ft) and a maximum body weight of 300 kg (661.5 lbs), the female Altai wapiti is significantly smaller. The [[Calf (animal)|calf]] of this wapiti is larger than that of other Asiatic wapitis with a weight of 11 to 22 kg (24 to 48.5 lbs) upon birth.<ref>Jagdschloss Granitz (Hrsg.): ''Die Hirsche der Welt.'' Parey Buchverlag, Blackwell Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin/ Wien 1998, <nowiki>ISBN 3-8263-8514-4</nowiki>.</ref>

==References==
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