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Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Dataset
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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Rank
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SPECIES
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Published in
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Syst. Nat., 10th ed. vol.1 p.66
Classification
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kingdom
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Animalia
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phylum
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Chordata
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class
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Mammalia
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order
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Artiodactyla
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family
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Cervidae
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genus
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Alces
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species
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Alces alces
Name
- Synonyms
- Alces alce (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Alces antiquorum Rüppell, 1842
- Alces coronatus
- Alces europaeus Burnett, 1830
- Alces jubata Fitzinger, 1860
- Alces machilis
- Alces muswa Richardson, 1852
- Alces palmatus
- Alces runnymedensis Hay, 1923
- Cervalces americanus (Clinton, 1822)
- Cervus alces Linnaeus, 1758
- Homonyms
- Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common names
- Alce in Portuguese
- Alce in Spanish
- Alce in language.
- Alce in English
- Alce euroasiatico in Italian
- Alnis in Latvian
- Briedis in Lithuanian
- Caucasian Moose in English
- Eich in English
- Eich in German
- Elan in English
- Elan in Romanian
- Elan in French
- Eland in Dutch
- Elch in German
- Elch in German
- Elch in Luxembourgish
- Elg in Norwegian
- Elg in Danish
- Elg in Danish
- Elgur in Icelandic
- Elk in English
- Elk in English
- Elk in English
- Elk in language.
- Elk (In Europe); Caucasian Moose (Caucasica) in English
- Elk (in Europe); Caucasian Moose (caucasica) in English
- Elsdyr in Danish
- Elsdyr in Danish
- Eurasian Elk in English
- Eurasian Elk in English
- Eurasian Elk in English
- Eurasian Elk in English
- Eurasian elk in language.
- Hirvi in Finnish
- Jávorszarvas in Hungarian
- Los in Slovenian
- Los in Croatian
- Los in Czech
- Moose in English
- Moose in English
- Moose in English
- Moose in language.
- Põder in Estonian
- caucasica in English
- elk in language.
- european elk, moose in language.
- hirvi in Finnish
- in Europe in English
- moose in English
Bibliographic References
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Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner, 1987: Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada. Resource Publication, no. 166. 79.
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Franzmann, Albert W., 1981: Alces alces. Mammalian Species, no. 154. 1-7.
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Hall, R. (2016-05-01 22:00:00) Däggdjur
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Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 1992: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing. xviii + 1207.
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Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: null. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2. 2142.
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Wilson, Don E., and F. Russell Cole, 2000: null. Common Names of Mammals of the World. xiv + 204.
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Wilson, Don E., and Sue Ruff, eds., 1999: null. The Smithsonian Book of North American Mammals. xxv + 750.