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Alces alces

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 5,704, February 4,213, March 6,601, April 10,384, May 14,973, June 16,327, July 17,471, August 15,025, September 11,031, October 8,234, November 4,499, December 3,517.
United States27,426
Canada20,106
Alaska6,986
Ontario6,517
Colorado5,633
British Columbia4,653
Russia4,567
Wyoming4,201
Alberta3,082
New York2,941

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Dietary

  • HerbivoreFeeds primarily on plantsFrom its classification

Physical

  • HornedHas prominent horns or antlersFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderEven-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla
FamilyDeer · Cervidae
GenusTrue Moose · Alces

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