Alces alces

Alces alces

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Artiodactyla
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Chordata Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Theria Infraclassis: Eutheria Magnordo: Epitheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Cetartiodactyla Ordo: Artiodactyla

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.
  Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (eds) (2005). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed).
• 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 : page 66.
• Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214
• IUCN link: Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758) (Least Concern)

Links

• Smithsonian Institution - North American Mammals: Alces alces

Vernacular names

Česky: Los
Dansk: Elg
Deutsch: Elch
Diné bizaad: Deetéél
Eesti: Põder
Ελληνικά: άλκη
English: Elk, Eurasian Elk, Moose
Español: Alce
Esperanto: Alko
Français: Élan, Orignal
Galego: Alce
한국어: 말코손바닥사슴
Íslenska: Elgur
Italiano: Alce
Latviešu: Alnis
Magyar: Jávorszarvas
Монгол: Khandgai
Nederlands: Eland
日本語: ヘラジカ
‪Norsk (bokmål)‬: Elg
Polski: Łoś
Português: Alce
Русский: Лось
Sámegiella: Sarvva
Suomi: Hirvi
Svenska: Älg
Türkçe: Sığın, Mus
中文: 駝鹿

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