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
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.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033877Original 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
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