Alces alces - #618
Moose
Close-up, head and shoulders of male. Also as Alces americanus.
Geographic Distribution
Russia (E Siberia), east of the Yenisei River east to Anadyr region (E Siberia) and south to N Mongolia and N China (N of Inner Mongolia and Manchuria). N America in Canada and N USA (including Alaska); introduced to New Zealand where now extinct.
Order/Family
Cervidae
Genus
Alces
Specific Epithet
alces
Image Location
USA, AK, Denali National Park
Image Date
1977
Photographer
JO Wolff