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

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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
| Moose | Tufted deer | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Alces alces | Elaphodus cephalophus |
| Family | Cervidae | Cervidae |
| Order | Artiodactyla | Artiodactyla |
| Weight | 351 kg – 789 kg | 17 kg – 33.5 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 27 years | 22.6 years |
| Main food | forb, polypodiopsida, populus tremuloides, potamogeton distinctus, salix, taraxacum | Not recorded |
| Habitat | shrubland | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Least Concern | Near Threatened |
| 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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