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The Western moose [2] (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.
The Western moose (Alces alces andersoni) is a subspecies of moose. It is the second largest North American subspecies of moose, second to the Alaskan moose. This subspecies is prey to timber wolves, bears.
The Western Moose lives in northern and western North America, including North Dakota. It also lives in Canada, where it is known as the Western Canada moose. This moose sub-species is medium-sized at around 1,000 pounds.
moose, (Alces alces), largest member of the deer family Cervidae (order Artiodactyla). Moose are striking in appearance because of their towering size, black colour, long legs, pendulous muzzle, and dangling hairy dewlap (called a bell) and the immense, wide, flat antlers of old bulls.
Alces alces, commonly called moose in North America and Eurasian elk in Europe, have a circumpolar distribution in the boreal forests of the Northern Hemisphere. (Eurasian elk should not be confused with North American elk, Cervus canadensis, which are a different species.)
The Western moose [2] (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 and it was introduced to New Zealand.
Western Moose Scientific name: A. a. andersoni On top of being found in the Canadian Arctic, the Western Provinces, and parts of the northwestern United States, these animals were also introduced to New Zealand.
Moose are the largest living member of the deer family (Cervidae). Four subspecies are found in Canada: the Alaska/Yukon moose (Alces alces gigas), the shiras moose (Alces alces shirasi), the western Canada moose (Alces alces andersoni) and the eastern Canada moose (Alces alces americana).
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.
Moose in Europe and Western Siberia have 68 pairs of chromosomes and moose in North America, the Far East and Eastern Siberia have 72 pairs of chromosomes (Boeskorov 1997). The range of the moose extends to both eastern and western hemispheres and is found north of latitude 40° N.