Where does the moose live?
Alces alces has 143,747 records in 25 countries and territories, from 1800 to 2026. Most records come from Estonia.
- 143,747 records
- 25 places
- 148 years recorded
- Mammalia class
AnimaliaChordataMammaliaArtiodactylaCervidaeAlces
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18002026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 34,163 | |
| Norway | 33,504 | |
| Sweden | 25,539 | |
| United States | 21,492 | |
| Canada | 11,952 | |
| Russia | 5,945 | |
| Finland | 3,744 | |
| Poland | 3,222 | |
| Ukraine | 2,618 | |
| Denmark | 704 | |
| Belarus | 309 | |
| Lithuania | 192 | |
| Austria | 98 | |
| Kazakhstan | 90 | |
| Germany | 48 | |
| Latvia | 47 | |
| Åland Islands | 36 | |
| Czechia | 12 | |
| Mongolia | 11 | |
| Romania | 8 | |
| Italy | 3 | |
| Netherlands | 3 | |
| Slovakia | 3 | |
| China | 2 | |
| France | 2 |
Related animals
Others in the family Cervidae.
European roe deer
2,757,050 records
red deer
670,558 records
Chinese Muntjac
158,046 records
reindeer
64,591 records
Chinese Water Deer
51,574 records
Eastern Roe Deer
15,150 records
red brocket
13,978 records
South American Brown Brocket
4,774 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.