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North American Elk

Alces alces (Linnaeus 1758)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Alces alces (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Alces alces
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia RO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Kissling et al, 2014, Austria Species List, Australia Species List, Canada Species List, Croatia Species List, Czech Republic Species List, Estonia Species List, Finland Species List, France Species List, Germany Species List, Hungary Species List, India Species List, Italy Species List, Latvia Species List, Lithuania Species List, Norway Species List, Poland Species List, Romania Species List, Russia Species List, Sweden Species List, The Netherlands Species List, Ukraine Species List, United Kingdom Species List, wikipedia ID, wikipedia EU, North Atlantic Species List, wikipedia AST, wikipedia AZ, wikipedia LT, wikipedia ET, wikipedia hr Croatian, wikipedia DA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia LA, wikipedia MS, wikipedia SK, wikipedia NN, wikipedia LV, wikipedia IS, wikipedia SL, wikipedia GA, NCBI, wikipedia EO, wikipedia emerging languages, wikipedia emerging_languages, EOL authors, wikipedia gl Galician, Mikmaq names, Wildfinder (WWF), Milk Composition of Non Dairy Animals, and United States Species List
Alces alces
Recognized by Arctic Mammals, CalPhotos, AnAge articles, Biopix Nature Photos, Furui 2020, Animal Diversity Web, Pantheria, and Bioimages Vanderbilt
Alces alces (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Alces alces (Linnaeus 1758)
Recognized by NBII images
Cervus alces
Species recognized by Poland Species List
Alces alces
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Kappeler et al 2013, Morgan Ernest 2003, Smith et al 2011, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, Wikipedia (inferred records), GGBN data coverage, and wikipedia BR
Alces alces
Recognized by PlanetScott, AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, Flickr BHL, BHL data coverage, and Flickr Group
Alces alces (Linnaeus 1758)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Alces alces (Linnaeus 1758) Gray 1821
Species recognized by TreatmentBank
Cervus alces
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Alternative Names

Cervus alces Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
Alces alces americanus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Alces muswa
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Alces runnymedensis
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Cervalces americanus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database
Cervus alces
Recombined according to Paleobiology Database
Cervus alces Linnaeus 1758
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Cervus alces Linnaeus 1758
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Cervus alces Linnaeus 1758
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Cervus americanus
Subjective synonym according to Paleobiology Database

Common Names

English

Eurasian elk
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
Moose
prefer
Recognized by PlanetScott, AnAge, and Flickr BHL
moose
prefer
Recognized by Paleobiology Database and Wikidata Common Names
Elk
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
European elk
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
European moose
prefer
Recognized by Flickr BHL
North American Elk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
elk
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Adyghe

Бланэ preferred
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Afrikaans

Amerikaanse eland preferred
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Amharic

ታላቅ ፈረንጅ አጋዘን preferred
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Arabic

موظ preferred
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Armenian

Որմզդեղն preferred
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Asturian

alce euroasiáticu preferred
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Atikamekw

mos preferred
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Azerbaijani

Sığır preferred
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Bashkir

Мышы preferred
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Basque

altze preferred
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Belarusian

Лось preferred
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Breton

Elan preferred
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Bulgarian

лос preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Burmese

မုစ့်သမင်ကြီး preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

ant preferred
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Chechen

Боккха сай preferred
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Chinese

欧亚驼鹿 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
驼鹿
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)

Chuvash

Пăши preferred
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Cree

ᒨᔅ preferred
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Crimean Tatar

Qandaqay preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Los preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

los evropský preferred
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Danish

elg preferred
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Dutch; Flemish

eland preferred
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Erzya

Сярдо preferred
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Esperanto

Alko preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

põder preferred
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Faroese

Elgur preferred
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Finnish

hirvi preferred
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French

Élan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Alce preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

ლოსი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Elch preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Eurasischer Elch
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Άλκη preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

אייל קורא preferred
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Hindi

मूस preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

jávorszarvas preferred
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Icelandic

Elgur preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ido

Alko preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Rusa besar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ingush

ГIал preferred
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Inuktitut

ᑐᒃᑐᕙᒃ preferred
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Inupiaq

Tuttuvak preferred
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Irish

mús preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

ヘラジカ preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and Wikidata Common Names

Kabardian Circassian

Бланэ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kabyle

Amezzirez preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kalaallisut; Greenlandic

Tuttorpak preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Бұлан preferred
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Komi

Вӧрмӧс preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Йӧра preferred
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Korean

말코손바닥사슴 preferred
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Lao

ກວາງອູດ preferred
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Latvian

Alnis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Briedis preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Livvi

Hirvi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Low Saxon

Elk preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

лос preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malay

Moose preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Marathi

मूस preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Meadow Mari

Шордо preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Miꞌkmaq

Tia'm preferred
Recognized by Mikmaq names

Mongolian

Хандгай preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Deeteel preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Elch preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Northern Sami

sarva preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

elg preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ossetian; Ossetic

Тъæпæнсы preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

موس preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Łoś euroazjatycki preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Alce preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Alsi preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan

Elan preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Европейский лось preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sakha

Тайах preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Serbian

лос preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Los preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Los mokraďový preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Alce preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Los preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Elki preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

europeisk älg preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

மூஸ் preferred
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Tatar

поши preferred
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Thai

กวางมูส preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tibetan

ཤ་བ་ནོག་ལྡན། preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Sığın preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Udmurt

Койык preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uighur; Uyghur

قانداغاي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

лось звичайний preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Unspecified

Eolh preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
Mâhpémo'éhe preferred
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sarve preferred
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sarvva preferred
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sorvâ preferred
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sõrvv preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vepsian

Hirb' preferred
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Vietnamese

Nai sừng tấm châu Âu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

驼鹿 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yiddish

לאס preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Zulu

I-eliki preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

موظ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bxr

Хандагай preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Ca

moose preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

moose preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ltg

Brīds preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mrj

Шарды preferred
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Mzn

موس (اشکاری) preferred
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Nrm

Orîngna preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

موز preferred
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Pt Br

Alce preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Sgs

Brėidis preferred
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Vro

Põtr preferred
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Yue

駝鹿 preferred
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Zh Cn

驼鹿 preferred
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Zh Hans

驼鹿 preferred
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Zh Hant

駝鹿 preferred
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Zh Tw

駝鹿 preferred
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Curated hierarchies for Alces alces (Linnaeus 1758)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Synapsida
Therapsida
Cynodontia
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Cetartiodactyla
Ruminantia
Cervidae
Capreolinae
Alces Gray 1821
Alces alces (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Alces alces alces (Linnaeus 1758)
Alces alces caucasicus Vereshchagin 1955
Alces americanus (Clinton 1822)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Artiodactyla Owen 1848
Cervidae Goldfuss 1820
Capreolinae Brookes 1828
Alces Gray 1821
Alces alces (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Alces alces alces (Linnaeus 1758)
Alces alces caucasicus Vereshchagin 1955
Alces americanus (Clinton 1822)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Alces alces (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Alces alces alces (Linnaeus 1758)
Alces alces caucasicus Vereshchagin 1955
Alces americanus (Clinton 1822)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Alces alces (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Alces alces alces (Linnaeus 1758)
Alces alces caucasicus Vereshchagin 1955
Alces americanus (Clinton 1822)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Artiodactyla
Cervidae
Alces Gray 1821
Alces alces (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Alces alces alces
Alces alces caucasicus Vereshchagin 1955
Alces americanus (Clinton 1822)
Alces bedfordiae Lydekker 1902
Alces machlis Gray 1821

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Tetrapoda
Mammalia Linnaeus 1758
Theria Parker & Haswell 1897
Eutheria Gill 1872
Artiodactyla Owen 1848
Cervidae Goldfuss 1820
Capreolinae Brookes 1828
Alces Gray 1821
Alces alces (Linnaeus 1758) (this page)
Alces alces alces (Linnaeus 1758)
Alces alces caucasicus Vereshchagin 1955
Alces americanus (Clinton 1822)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Teleostomi
Euteleostomi
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Amniota
Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Artiodactyla
Ruminantia
Pecora
Cervidae
Odocoileinae
Alces
Alces alces (this page)
Alces alces alces
Alces alces cameloides
Alces alces gigas
Alces alces pfitzmayeri
Alces alces shirasi
Alces americanus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Fereuungulata
Euungulata
Cetartiodactyla
Artiofabula
Cetruminantia
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia
Pecora
Cervoidea
Cervidae
Cervinae
Cervini
Cervus
Cervus alces (this page)
Cervus albicornis
Cervus albirostris
Cervus alfredi
Cervus aristotelis
Cervus axis
Cervus bactrianus
Cervus bedfordianus
Cervus brookei
Cervus browni
Cervus camelopardalis
Cervus canadensis
Cervus capricornis
Cervus cashmeerianus
Cervus cashmerensis
Cervus casperianus
Cervus dimorphe
Cervus dybowskii
Cervus elaphus
Cervus eldii
Cervus etueriarium
Cervus etueriarum
Cervus euopis
Cervus eustephanus
Cervus giganteus
Cervus gouazoubira
Cervus hanglu
Cervus heterocerus
Cervus hortulorum
Cervus humilis
Cervus kuhlii
Cervus maral
Cervus mariannus
Cervus nippon
Cervus nudipalpebra
Cervus perrieri
Cervus porcinus
Cervus reevesi
Cervus rhenanus
Cervus sartorii
Cervus savini
Cervus schomburghi
Cervus schomburgki
Cervus sedgwicki
Cervus sivalensis
Cervus suttonensis
Cervus tarandus
Cervus thoroldi
Cervus tibetanus
Cervus toltecus
Cervus verticornis
Cervus wallichii
Cervus whitelyi
Deperetia

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Osteichthyes
Sarcopterygii
Dipnotetrapodomorpha
Tetrapodomorpha
Tetrapoda
Mammaliaformes
Mammalia
Theria
Placentalia
Exafroplacentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Fereuungulata
Euungulata
Cetartiodactyla
Artiofabula
Cetruminantia
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia
Pecora
Cervoidea
Cervidae
Capreolinae
Capreolini
Alces
Alces alces (this page)
Alces alces alces
Alces alces americana
Alces alces andersoni
Alces alces caucasicus
Alces alces gigas
Alces americanus
Alces bedfordiae
Alces carnutorum
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