Marsh deer vs Moose
The moose is heavier: 357 kg against 86.7 kg for the marsh deer, about 4.1 times the weight.

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What is the difference between a marsh deer and a moose?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The moose is heavier: 357 kg against 86.7 kg for the marsh deer, about 4.1 times the weight.
- The moose is longer-lived: 27 years against 13.7 years for the marsh deer, about 2.0 times the lifespan.
- They share the family Cervidae but sit in different genera: Marsh deer in Blastocerus, Moose in Alces.
- The marsh deer is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List; the moose is Least Concern.
Side by side
| Marsh deer | Moose | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Blastocerus dichotomus | Alces alces |
| Family | Cervidae | Cervidae |
| Order | Artiodactyla | Artiodactyla |
| Weight | 86.7 kg – 102.5 kg | 351 kg – 789 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 13.7 years | 27 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | forb, polypodiopsida, populus tremuloides, potamogeton distinctus, salix, taraxacum |
| Habitat | Not recorded | shrubland |
| Conservation status | Vulnerable | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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