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In Europe the name elk refers to the same animal as the North American animal called a moose. Both of these are common names for the scientific name 'Alces alces'. In North America, however, the common names elk and moose are two different species. Moose, as explained above, are 'Alces alces', while elk are 'Cervus canadensis'. Another name for 'Cervus canadensis' is wapiti. Both 'Alces alces' and 'Cervus canadensis' belong to the 'cervidae' or deer family.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 13y agono horses are in the family equidae and the moose is in the family cervidae. horses and deer (to which the moose is the largest deer species) are in two completely different families in two completely different orders. the horse family (equidae) is in the order perissodactyla and the deer family is in the order artiodactyla. Heck, rhinos and tapirs are closer relatives to the horse than moose and other deer are, because rhinos and tapirs are in the perissodatyla order along with the horse. I can see where you draw the comparison between moose and horses (because their bodies are quite similar looking), but comparing horses to moose are like comparing humans to wolves (genetically speaking).
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∙ 15y agoMembers of the Cervidae family include: White-tail deer, Black-tail deer, Moose, Caribou, and Elk are all in the same family. You can go to wikipedia and search all of those names to find out more information about them.
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∙ 12y agoYes. Both are a part of the Family Cervidae.
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∙ 14y agoYes, the moose is the largest member of the deer family.
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∙ 9y agoDeer and cows are not from the same genetic family. A deer is an Ceridae family. A cow is from the Bovinae family.
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Do sea horses belong to the same family as horses?
No they are not from the same family, sea horses are a special kind of fish, horses are mammals.
Does a horse look like a girl moose?
No. Moose have huge, odd-shaped heads while horses have fine ones. Moose have sloping backs and are ruminants, like cows, which horses are not. Moose are around 11-12 feet tall, horses are not. (And- moose are ugly, horses are beautiful! There's my opinon.)
Is a moose cow part of the cow family?
A moose cow is a female moose, which moose are a part of the deer family. However, the deer family (Cervids) are distantly related to the bovine family, under the Family Bovidae.
What family does a moose belong in?
The moose is a member of the deer family, Cervidae.
Are moose and cows related?
Distantly. Moose and cattle share the same Order Artiodactyla (as well as Clade Ruminantiamorpha, Suborder Ruminantia, and Infraorder Pecora) but are under different families: Moose are under the Family Cervidae, and cows under the Family Bovidae.
Are rhinos in the same family as horses and are thought to have inspired the myth of the unicorn?
Rhinos are NOT in the same family as horses and they may have been the cause of many "real" unicorn sightings.
What family are reindeer apart of?
Reindeer and caribou are the same animals... And so, reindeer are in the caribou family....
Are horses afraid of moose?
I don't know if this is a generalization or not, but last Saturday, I saw a moose cross the road and go into a pasture. There were two horses in the pasture and they were freaking out. They ran to the extreme opposite corner of the pature away from the moose. They were watching the moose very carefully and they were clearly agitated by it.
What family is the moose from?
they belong to the deer family
What animal is in the same family as the zebra?
Horses, Asses, and of course Zebras
Are rhinos in the same family as horses?
No. They're in the same kingdom Animalia, phylum Chordata, class Mammalia, and order Perissodactyla. But horses are in the Equidae family, and rhinoceros in the Rhinocerotidae.
What are a mooses feet?
Moose have hooves, just like cows and horses do.
