Alces alces - #4033
Moose
Adult male sitting down front end first. 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, CO, El Paso co., Colorado Springs, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
Image Date
20 June 2016
Photographer
DG Huckaby