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| Moose | |
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| Male (bull) | |
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| Female (cow) | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Capreolinae |
| Genus: | Alces Gray, 1821 |
| Species: | A. alces |
| Binomial name | |
| Alces alces | |
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| Moose range map | |
| Synonyms | |
Cervus alces Linnaeus, 1758 | |
A moose (Alces alces; called elk in Europe) is a large deer. Some authorities put the American moose in a different species, Alces americanus.
A male moose is called a bull, a female moose is called a cow, and a young moose is called a calf. A group of moose is called a herd. The plural form of moose is "moose”.
Moose live in northern Europe, Asia, and in North America. Moose usually live in areas with lakes, marshes and swamps. They also live in mountain ranges.
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