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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
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassMammalia
SubclassTheria
InfraclassEutheria
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyCervidae
SubfamilyCapreolinae
GenusAlces
SpeciesAlces 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
9
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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