Cervus alces, the “moose deer”. Cervus alces is the binomial name for the elk these days, and while the moose is also known as the “Eurasian elk”, the accepted binomial is now Alces alces, with several sub-species. Illustration by Audubon, 1845.

Cervus alces, the “moose deer”. Cervus alces is the binomial name for the elk these days, and while the moose is also known as the “Eurasian elk”, the accepted binomial is now Alces alces, with several sub-species.

Illustration by Audubon, 1845.

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