Question

class: _______
order: _______
family: _______
genus, species: _______
characteristics: _______

Explanation:

The animal is an elk (wapiti), a large ungulate mammal. Taxonomic classification follows standard biological hierarchy, and characteristics are key physical/trait features of the species.

Answer:

Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Genus, species: Cervus canadensis
Characteristics: Large ruminant; males have large, branching antlers that are shed annually; tawny brown coat with a lighter rump patch; herbivorous, social in herds; found in forested/grassland habitats of North America and Asia.