Alces alces

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Moose

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Cervidae
Subfamily : Capreolinae
Tribe : Alceini
Genus : Alces

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Original name as described

Cervus alces

Other common names

Elk · Eurasian Elk · Caucasian Moose

Type locality

Sweden.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Germany · Czech Republic · Slovakia · Belarus · Croatia · Hungary · Moldova · Romania · Poland · Ukraine · Norway · Sweden · Finland · Estonia · Latvia · Lithuania · Russia · Kazakhstan · Mongolia · China · Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(AK,WA,OR,ID,UT,MT,WY,ND,MN,WI,MI,ME,VT,NH,NY,MA)

Taxonomy notes

includes americanus, which has been considered a distinct species on a number of occasions, including by Groves & Grubb 2011; for additional information regarding the MDD's decision to not follow the Groves & Grubb 2011 Ungulate Taxonomy, see 'Subjective decisions' on the 'About' tab

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. · Hundertmark, K. 2016. Alces alces. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T56003281A22157381. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56003281A22157381.en. Downloaded on 13 April 2017.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

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