Alces alces
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Summary
Alces alces is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.041% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34,375 views/month, #79 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Animal of the Year[3]
- Taxon rank: species[4]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
- Parent taxon: Alces[6]
- Taxon name: Alces alces[7]
- Commons category: Alces alces[8]
- Unicode character: 🫎[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Moose[10]
- Commons gallery: Alces alces[11]
- Main food source: forb[12], Betula[13], Lilium[14], Potamogeton distinctus[15], Taraxacum[16], Populus tremuloides[17], Acer pensylvanicum[18], Polypodiopsida[19], Salix[20]
- Described by source: Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23], How Elk Shed and Renew their Antlers[24], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 8[26], New-England's rarities discovered in birds, beasts, fishes, serpents, and plants of that country[27]
- Original combination: Cervus alces[28]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[29]
- This taxon is source of: moose meat[30], moose milk[31]
- Short name: A. alces[32]
- Taxon common name: Alce[33], Élan[34], Elk[35], Elch[36], Eurasischer Elch[37], los evropský[38], hirvi[39], ᒨᔅ[40], ታላቅ ፈረንጅ አጋዘን[41], Moose[42], North American Elk[43], 驼鹿[44], 欧亚驼鹿[45], elg[46]
- Different from: Eastern moose[47], Cervus canadensis[48]
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Identifiers
Alces alces's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9852[49]. Alces alces's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328654[50]. Alces alces's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440940[51]. Alces alces's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180703[52].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Alces alces include moose test[53], a test[54], founded in 1975[55].
Why It Matters
Alces alces has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
Entities named for it include moose test[53], a test[54], founded in 1975[55].
FAQs
What awards did Alces alces receive?
Honors received include Animal of the Year[3].