Moose vs. Caribou — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Moose and Caribou
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Definitions
Moose➦
The moose (in North America) or elk (in Eurasia) (Alces alces), is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family. Most adult male moose have distinctive broad, palmate ("open-hand shaped") antlers; most other members of the deer family have antlers with a dendritic ("twig-like") configuration.
Caribou➦
A large deer (Rangifer tarandus) of the Arctic tundra and northern boreal forests, having large hooves and long branched antlers. Subspecies native to Eurasia are usually called reindeer.
Moose➦
A large deer (Alces alces) of northern North American and Eurasian forests, having a broad pendulous muzzle, humped shoulders, and large, palmate antlers in the male.
Caribou➦
Any of several North American subspecies of the reindeer, Rangifer tarandus.
Moose➦
The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
We saw a moose at the edge of the woods.
Caribou➦
The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland species (Rangifer Caribou).
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Moose➦
Any of the extinct moose-like deer of the genera Cervalces and Libralces.
Caribou➦
Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called reindeer in Eurasia and caribou in North America
Moose➦
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Moose➦
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Moose➦
A large cervine mammal (Alces alces syn. Alces machlis, syn Alces Americanus), native of the Northern United States and Canada. The adult male is about as large as a horse, and has very large, palmate antlers. It closely resembles the European elk, and by many Zoologists is considered the same species. See Elk.
Moose➦
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Moose➦
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Moose➦
Large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called elk in Europe and moose in North America