Alces alces

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Moose

Side view of adult male. Also as Alces americanus.1 / 10
Location: USA, WY, Yellowstone National ParkDate taken: Jan 1, 1975

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Image Library · MIL ID: 192

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Superfamily : Cervoidea
Family : Cervidae
Subfamily : Capreolinae
Tribe : Alceini
Genus : Alces

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Linnaeus, C. 1758-01-01. Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Laurentii Salvii, Stockholm, 823 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033877

Original name as described

Cervus Alces

Other common names

Elk · Eurasian Elk · Caucasian Moose

Type locality

Sweden.

Biogeographic realm

Nearctic · Palearctic

Country distribution

Germany · Czech Republic · Slovakia · Belarus · Croatia · Hungary · Moldova · Romania · Poland · Ukraine · Norway · Sweden · Finland · Estonia · Latvia · Lithuania · Russia · Kazakhstan · Mongolia · China · Canada · United States

Subregion distribution

USA(AK, WA, OR, ID, UT, MT, WY, ND, MN, WI, MI, ME, VT, NH, NY, MA)

Taxonomy notes

includes americanus, which has been considered a distinct species on a number of occasions, including by Groves & Grubb 2011; for additional information regarding the MDD's decision to not follow the Groves & Grubb 2011 Ungulate Taxonomy, see 'Subjective decisions' on the 'About' tab

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C.P. and Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate Taxonomy. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 309 pp. doi:10.56021/9781421400938 · Hundertmark, K.J. 2015. Alces alces. IUCN. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T56003281A22157381.en

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006285

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 63 names and synonyms.

Cervus Alces

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

alces

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

66

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033877

Authority publication

Stockholm

Name usages

  1. Linnaeus (1758:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25033877) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/57429)
  2. Linnaeus (1766:92, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42946288) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38438)
  3. Linnaeus (1767:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35944)
  4. Miller (1776:pl. 10, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49649864) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67539)
  5. Müller (1776:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41499646) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37288)
  6. Erxleben (1777:298, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15873095) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36060)
  7. Leske (1779:178) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69307)
  8. Borowski (1780:66, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28347122) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67758)
  9. Zimmermann (1783:157) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69242)
  10. Gmelin (1788:175, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25751395) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35943)
  11. Kerr (1792:295, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36283)
  12. Link (1795:102, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46272978) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35635)
  13. Cuvier (1797:160, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11637242) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38531)
  14. Daudin (1802:181, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42033431) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64044)
  15. Turton (1802:108, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25772964) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69249)
  16. Treviranus (1802:220, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11026086) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72409)
  17. Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1803:252) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/19153)
  18. Treviranus (1803:178, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11028206) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41587)
  19. Fischer (1814:xvi, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/29130077) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12226)
  20. Illiger (1815:63, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11080919) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38688)
  21. Voigt (1819:420) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69477)
  22. Muirhead (1819:456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69481)
  23. Nilsson (1820:274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69318)
  24. Hemprich (1820:40) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69417)
  25. Gray (1821:307) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9308)
  26. Schinz (1821:376, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529137) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
  27. Desmarest (1822:430, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521874) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36189)
  28. Sabine (1823:667, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32215474) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68385)
  29. Smith (1826:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264123) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59865)
  30. Godman (1826:274, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49165990) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67021)
  31. Billberg (1827:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67228)
  32. Lesson (1827:356, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207823) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  33. Brincken (1828:43, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43561231) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67578)
  34. Fischer (1829:441) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
  35. Eichwald (1831:348, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35753013) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67585)
  36. Melchior (1834:149) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68789)
  37. Blyth (1840:137, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49918351) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67419)
  38. Cuvier (1842:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  39. Lesson (1842:169) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  40. De Kay (1842:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2003571) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36849)
  41. Schinz (1845:375) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37529)
  42. Giebel (1847:144, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22961787) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43573)
  43. Gistel (1848:267, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25781152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69572)
  44. Schrenck (1859:173, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33479316) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67819)
  45. Radde (1861:687, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11850877) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68932)
  46. Crisp (1862:136, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577168) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67742)
  47. Wied-Neuwied (1862:169, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7160764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68471)
  48. Radde (1862:288, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16012766) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68933)
  49. Murray (1866:334, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
  50. Nikol'skiy (1883:177) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67821)
  51. Zittel (1893:404, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40423946) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62388)
  52. Schulze (1897:80) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60594)

Cervus Alce

(Boddaert, 1772)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

alce

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

72

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43563444

Authority publication

Utrecht

Name usages

  1. Boddaert (1772:72, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43563444) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67754)
  2. Boddaert (1785:135, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230099) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35384)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cervus Aces

(G. K. Shaw, 1801)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

aces

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

261

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46341159

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Shaw (1801:261, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46341159) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37621)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cervus Albes

(Bowdich, 1821)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

albes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_wVgQAQAAMAAJ/page/n79/mode/2up

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Bowdich (1821:79, https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_wVgQAQAAMAAJ/page/n79/mode/2up) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43468)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cervus americanus

(Clinton, 1822)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

americana

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

193

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Murray (1866:334, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580330) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Cervus coronatus

(Lesson, 1827)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

coronatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

356

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207823

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:356, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207823) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)

Alces Europæus

Burnett, 1830

Family

Cervidae

Root name

europaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

353

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3909463

Authority publication

Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and Art

Name usages

  1. Burnett (1830:353, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3909463) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44017)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Alces Coronatus

Burnett, 1830

Family

Cervidae

Root name

coronata

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

353

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3909463

Authority publication

Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and Art

Name usages

Burnett (1830:353, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3909463) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44017)

Alces vulgaris

de Serres, 1832

Family

Cervidae

Root name

vulgaris

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

31

Authority publication

Annales des sciences et de l'industrie du Midi de la France

Name usages

  1. Serres (1835:187) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/43471)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Alces fossilis

H. von Meyer, 1832

Family

Cervidae

Root name

fossilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

90

Authority publication

Frankfurt am Main

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