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European Elk
Alces alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758)

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

Scientific synonyms

Alces alces aces (Shaw, 1801)
Alces alces albes (Bowdich, 1821)
Alces alces alce (Boddaert, 1785)
Alces alces angusticephalus Zukowsky, 1915
Alces alces antiquorum Rüppell, 1842
Alces alces caucasicus Vereshchagin, 1955
Alces alces europaeus Burnett, 1830
Alces alces jubatus Fitzinger, 1860
Alces alces machlis Ogilby, 1837
Alces alces malchis Gray, 1850

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Links and literature

Mammal Species of the World (MSW). A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed) [as Alces 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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