Caucasian moose
The Caucasian moose, also known as the Caucasian elk[1] (Alces alces caucasicus) was a subspecies of moose found in the Caucasus Mountains of Eastern Europe and Asia Minor. It is widely believed to be extinct.
| Caucasian moose | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Capreolinae |
| Genus: | Alces |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. a. caucasicus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Alces alces caucasicus (Weretschagin, 1955) | |
The subspecies was quite common until the mid-19th century, when populations began to decrease due to over-hunting.
Among its predators were the Asiatic lion (until the 10th century), Syrian brown bears, Steppe wolves, Persian leopards and the Caspian tiger.
References
- Wrobel, Murray (2006-11-18). Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals. Elsevier. ISBN 9780080488820.
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