#0081 · 🦊 mammals

Moose

🇳🇱 Eland ·Alces alces

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © mikaelsoderberg · CC BY 4.0
2. © skyrk · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Sydney Gerig · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © winesmokesphotos · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. Rau De Mori, Hunedoara, RO:© timii · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. United States:© Adriano Tsinigine · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Niederösterreich, AT:© Willy · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Ontario, CA:© Cameron Chevalier · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Eden, VT, USA:© cgbb2004 · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Denali Park, AK, USA:© Lee Cornish · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The moose (North America) or elk (Eurasia), Alces alces , is the largest extant species in the deer family. Moose are distinguished by the broad, flat (or palmate ) antlers of the males; other members of the family have antlers with a dendritic ("twig-like") configuration. Moose typically inhabit boreal forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate to subarctic climates. Hunting and other human activities have caused a reduction in the size of...

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 73,223iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
73,223 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named in 1758 (268 years ago).