Scientific Name
Alces alces
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Alces alces (Linnaeus, 1758)
Park
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve (LACL)
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
Occurrence Notes
Listed in Cook and MacDonald (2004b) as "present or probably present but not substantiated with a voucher specimen" (p. 17). Moose were observed during NPS inventories.; Data Source: Cook and MacDonald (2004b)
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
"Moose are commonly seen, in the more accessible lowland portions of the proposal area.." (p. 209-210).; Data Source: Racine and Young (1978)
Seasonality Tags
-
Breeder
Data Source: University of Alaska Museum
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
tag-aknhp
Created Date
10/30/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Aren Gunderson
Last Modified Date
10/7/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Gill, R. E. Jr., P.S. Tomkovich, and M. N. Dementiev. 1999. Breeding ecology of Surfbirds (Aphriza virgata) at Torquoise Lake, Alaska, 1997 ? 1998. Progress report.
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