Order Artiodactyla, Family Cervidae
General Distribution:
North America, Europe, Asia.
Range in Washington:
Northeast corner, rare.
Habitat:
Coniferous forest.
Diet:
Herbivore.
Identification:
Both sexes have large antlers with many spikes pointing backward. Shaggy brown with whitish neck and mane, white belly, and rump. Fawns unspotted.
Total length: 1.3-2 m; tail: 10-20 cm; mass: 125-270 kg.
Conservation Status:
State Endangered; Federal Endangered.
