Moose
Alces alces
CommonMammalherbivore
The elk, also called moose, is the biggest deer on Earth. These massive animals roam northern forests across North America, Europe, and Asia. Male elk grow wide, paddle-shaped antlers unlike the branched antlers of other deer species.
- Only male elk grow broad, flat antlers shaped like paddles.
- They are the tallest land animal in North America.
- Elk thrive in cold forests across the Northern Hemisphere.
ForestTundraNorth AmericaEuropeAsia
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- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Alces alces
- Habitat
- Forest, Tundra
- Regions in this directory
- North America, Europe, Asia
- Diet
- herbivore
- Relative size
- giant
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)