Moose
Gallery Location
Patrick and Barbara Keenan Family Gallery of Hands-on Biodiversity
Geography: Place Collected
North America, Canada, Ontario, Cochrane, 43 mi W of Hearst
Date
Date Collected: 1933-10-24
Object number
ROMM3401180018
Taxonomy
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Class Mammalia
- Order Artiodactyla
- Family Cervidae
- Genus Alces
- SpecificEpithet alces
- Subspecies americana
Department
Natural History: Mammals
Description
The moose represents the largest member of the deer family. This regal animal is common to the lakes and rivers of the forests in eastern and western Canada. They are a serious driving hazard due to their habit of moving around at night and their attraction to salt on highway shoulders.
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