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Moose vs Tufted deer

The moose is heavier: 357 kg against 33.5 kg for the tufted deer, about 11 times the weight.

Moose (Alces alces)
Moose LCLeast Concern
Photo: Badzil · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus)
Tufted deer NTNear Threatened
Photo: Николай Усик / http://paradoxusik.livejournal.com/ · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

What is the difference between a moose and a tufted deer?

Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.

  • The moose is heavier: 357 kg against 33.5 kg for the tufted deer, about 11 times the weight.
  • The moose is longer-lived: 27 years against 22.6 years for the tufted deer, about 19% longer.
  • They share the family Cervidae but sit in different genera: Moose in Alces, Tufted deer in Elaphodus.
  • The moose is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List; the tufted deer is Near Threatened.

Side by side

MooseTufted deer
Scientific nameAlces alcesElaphodus cephalophus
FamilyCervidaeCervidae
OrderArtiodactylaArtiodactyla
Weight351 kg – 789 kg17 kg – 33.5 kg
LengthNot recordedNot recorded
Lifespan27 years22.6 years
Main foodforb, polypodiopsida, populus tremuloides, potamogeton distinctus, salix, taraxacumNot recorded
HabitatshrublandNot recorded
Conservation statusLeast ConcernNear Threatened
Countries recordedNot recordedNot recorded

A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.

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