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Key facts

Scientific Name
Alces alces
Weight
500 kg
Length
2.8 m
Lifespan
20 years
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Herbivore

In context

Moose is a substantial terrestrial benchmark, spanning 270 to 771 kg and 2.3 to 3.1 m in body length. Its 8-to-15-year wild lifespan provides a useful contrast with other large land species whose body mass or longevity occupies a different range.

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PHYSICAL SCALE

PHYSICAL SIZE
2.8 × 1.9 m

PHYSICAL

Weight
500 kg
Height
1.9 m
Length
2.8 m

LIFE

Lifespan
20 years
Gestation
240 days

TRAITS

Scientific Name
Alces alces
Diet
Herbivore
Habitat
Forest

ABILITIES

Speed (km/h)
56
Bite Force (PSI)
400

Reported species traits

Sex and geographic scope are not separated, and life stage is unspecified. Ranges do not imply an average. These measurements are not matched to the recorded length or height.

Moose

Alces alces

Reported body length

Reported minimum
2.3 m
Reported maximum
3.1 m
Reported average
Unknown

Reported mass

Reported minimum
270 kg
Reported maximum
771 kg
Reported average
Unknown

Reported wingspan

Unknown

Wild lifespan

Typical minimum
8 years
Typical maximum
15 years
Reported average
Unknown

The separate reported high is 22 years.

Locomotion

Primary medium
terrestrial
Additional reported media
None reported
Reported behaviors
cursorial, terricolous

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