Alces alces

Alces alces

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 Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Cladus: Ferungulata Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Subordo: Ruminantia

Familia: Cervidae
Subfamilia: Capreolinae
Genus: Alces
Species: Alces alces
Subspecies: A. a. alces – †A. a. caucasicus

Name

Alces alces Linnaeus, 1758

Type locality: "Habitat in boroealibus Europae, Asiaeque Populetis" (Sweden (Thomas, 1911))

References

• Alces alces 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.
• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 66. Reference page. 
• Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214
• IUCN: Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758) (Least Concern)

Links

• Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Alces alces

Vernacular names

čeština: Los
dansk: Elg
Deutsch: Elch
Ελληνικά: άλκη
English: Elk, Eurasian Elk, Moose
Esperanto: Alko
español: Alce
eesti: Põder
suomi: Hirvi
français: Élan, Orignal
galego: Alce
magyar: Jávorszarvas
íslenska: Elgur
italiano: Alce
日本語: ヘラジカ
한국어: 말코손바닥사슴
latviešu: Alnis
монгол: Khandgai
Nederlands: Eland
norsk: Elg
Diné bizaad: Deetéél
polski: Łoś
português: Alce
русский: Лось
davvisámegiella: Sarvva
svenska: Älg
Türkçe: Sığın, Mus
中文: 駝鹿

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