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Alces alces (moose)

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Cervus alces was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Alces alces by Hay (1902), Thomas (1911), Lydekker (1915), Peterson (1955), Wilson (1967), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Churcher (1991), Boeskorov (2006) and Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. carnutorum

Synonyms
  • Alces muswa was named by Richardson (1852). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Alces alces by Lydekker (1915).
  • Alces runnymedensis was named by Hay (1923).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Alces alces by Kurten and Anderson (1980).
  • Cervus americanus was named by Clinton (1822) [homonym Cervus americanus Harlan 1825 was made the genotype of Cervalces by Scott 1885; see Cervus scotti]. It is extant. It is the type species of Cervalces.

    It was recombined as Cervalces americanus by Hay (1902); it was recombined as Alces alces americanus by Lydekker (1915); it was synonymized subjectively with Alces alces by Peterson (1955), Peterson (1966) and Churcher (1991).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Cervus alces Linnaeus
1822Cervus americanus Clinton
1852Alces muswa Richardson
1902Alces alces Hay p. 685
1902Cervalces americanus Hay p. 685
1911Alces alces Thomas p. 151
1915Alces alces Lydekker p. 230
1915Alces alces americanus Lydekker p. 234
1923Alces runnymedensis Hay
1955Alces alces Peterson
1967Alces alces Wilson p. 219
1980Alces alces Kurten and Anderson p. 316
1991Alces alces Churcher
2006Alces alces Boeskorov p. 6
2008Alces alces Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 974 figs. Fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
familyCervidae
subfamilyAlcinaeJerdon 1874
genusAlces
speciesalces()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Alces alces Linnaeus 1758 [moose]
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Invalid names: Alces muswa Richardson 1852 [synonym], Alces runnymedensis Hay 1923 [synonym], Cervus americanus Clinton 1822 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:03:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Thüringen) Alces alces (43020 45065)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Italy (Trieste) Alces alces (43702)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Italy (Verona) Alces alces (43657)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Alces alces (82530)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Russian Federation (Respublika Saha (Jakutija)) Alces alces (48587)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Alces alces (63150 200627 200641)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Wyoming) Alces alces (93277)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy (Vicenza) Alces alces (43689)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Alces alces (104697)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Indiana) Cervus americanus (74142)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Russian Federation Alces alces (171637)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Northwest Territories) Alces alces (228921)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Netherlands Alces alces (55533)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Ontario) Alces alces (221863)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Canada (Quebec) Alces alces (221970 224189)