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Moose

Alces alces americana

Classification

Family
Cervidae

The Western moose (Alces alces andersoni) is a subspecies of moose that inhabits boreal forests and mixed deciduous forests in the Canadian Arctic, western Canadian provinces and a few western sections of the northern United States. It is the second largest North American subspecies of moose, second to the Alaska moose. This subspecies is prey to wolves and bears.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Canada · 234United States of America · 156