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Scientific Name
Alces alces
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Moose
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyCervidae
SubfamilyCapreolinae
GenusAlces
SpeciesAlces alces
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Field crews observed moose during NPS inventory.; Data Source: Cook & MacDonald (2003)
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Murphy, E. and D. Murray. 1973. Notes on mammals of the central Brooks Range
Seasonality Tags
  • Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
19
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
cc at aknhp
Created Date
10/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Aren Gunderson
Last Modified Date
6/8/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Swanson, D. 1995. Landscape ecosystems of the Kobuk Preserve Unit, Gates of the Arctic National Park, Alaska. Technical Report NPS/ARRNR/NRTR-95/22. Prepared by USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service. National Park Service, Anchorage, Alaska.
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