Alces americanus

Alces americanus, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ruminantia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Subordo: Ruminantia

Familia: Cervidae
Subfamilia: Capreolinae
Genus: Alces
Species: Alces americanus
Subspecies: A. a. americanus – A. a. cameloides

Name

Alces americanus (Clinton, 1882)

Type locality: "Country north of Whitestown", USA (New York)

Synonymy

Cervus americanus (protonym)

References

Letters on the natural history and internal resources of the State of New York: 193.

Alces americanus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Alces americanus (Clinton, 1882) (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

Nēhiyawēwin / ᓀᐦᐃᔭᐍᐏᐣ: ᒨᔅ
English: Moose
español: Alce americano
français: Élan américain; Orignal américain
polski: Łoś amerykański

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