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moose taxonomy
| Moose Classification | (Which means) |
| Phylum: CHORDATA | -Has a backbone |
| Class: MAMMALIA | -Is a Mammal |
| Order: ARTIODACTYLA | -Ungulate w/ even # of toes |
| Family: CERVIDAE | -new antlers each year |
| Subfamily: ODOCOILEINAE | -Genus of American Deer |
| Species: ALCES ALCES | -IS A MOOSE ! |
WHAT does a Moose sound like?
It's not pretty!
More Moose stuff
- Moose are found all over the Northern Hemisphere; their range essentially coincides with that of the coniferous forests of northern Asia, Europe, and North America.
- Moose may grow to be 7 feet tall and 1500 pounds!
- They like to eat trees and shrubs, usually maple and aspen and are considered herbivores
- Moose loose their antlers in the Spring, and breed in the Fall
- The word "moose" itself is derived from the Natik word "moos," itself supposedly derived from the Proto-Algonquian mooswa, meaning "the animal that strips bark off of trees."
- Moose have a life expectancy of 8-25 years
