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Scientific Name
Alces alces
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Moose
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Deuterostomia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Subphylum | Vertebrata |
| Infraphylum | Gnathostomata |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Subclass | Theria |
| Infraclass | Eutheria |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Cervidae |
| Subfamily | Capreolinae |
| Genus | Alces |
| Species | Alces alces |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
The nativity of the moose to ROMO is questionable.The record from Larimer County was from Estes Park. There is no evidence that these animals were anything other than wandering individuals.
David Armstrong Pers. communication.; Data Source: David Armstrong; University of Colorado at Boulder; Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Abundance
Uncommon
Management Tags
-
Exploitation Concern
Species at Risk to Illegal Taking in RMNP,(Connor 2001). Trophy bulls and antlers.
Seasonality Tags
- Breeder
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
DGP
Created Date
2/24/2003 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
upload
Last Modified Date
3/9/2004 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Uncommon-increasing range and numbers on West side, Park Species Data Source: Originally converted from vertebrates.mdb
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