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Elk
Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Mammalia - mammals »  order Artiodactyla - even-toed ungulates »  family Cervidae

Scientific synonyms

Alces jubatus
Alces machlis
Alces palmatus
Cervus alces Linnaeus, 1758

Other names

= Moose

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Alces alces americanus - Eastern Moose

Alces alces americanus - Eastern Moose

Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Alces alces alces - European Elk

Alces alces alces - European Elk

Author: Jiří Bohdal
Alces alces alces - European Elk

Alces alces alces - European Elk

Author: Jiří Bohdal
Alces alces alces - European Elk

Alces alces alces - European Elk

Author: Petr Pivoňka
Alces alces - Elk

Author: Ivan Mikšík
Alces alces - Elk
Alces alces americanus - Eastern Moose

Alces alces americanus - Eastern Moose

Author: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Alces alces americanus - Eastern Moose

Alces alces americanus - Eastern Moose

Author: Dewhurst, Donna
Alces alces americanus - Eastern Moose

Alces alces americanus - Eastern Moose

Author: Dewhurst, Donna
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Subordinated taxa

Number of records: 4

subspecies Alces alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758) - European Elk

Alces alces alces - European Elk

subspecies Alces alces americanus Clinton, 1822 - Eastern Moose

Alces alces americanus - Eastern Moose

subspecies Alces alces cameloides Milne-Edwards, 1867 - Siberian Elk
subspecies Alces alces pfizenmayeri Zukowsky, 1910

Links and literature

CZ Natura Bohemica - Příroda České republiky [alces-alces]
Trnka F. (ed.): Natura Bohemica - Příroda České republiky [http://www.naturabohemica.cz]

EN Fauna Europaea [305254] [as Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758)]
Los W. (ed.): Fauna Europaea [http://www.faunaeur.org]
Data retrieved on: 2008/09/12

EN Mammal Species of the World (MSW). A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed) [as Alces alces Linnaeus, 1758]
Wilson D. E., Reeder D. M. (editors) (2005): Mammal Species of the World (MSW). A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed) [http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3]
Data retrieved on: 2008/12/05

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