How tall is a moose?

What a moose’s height measures

Shoulder height ends at the top of the shoulder, not the head or antler tips. Antlers, head posture and body size make a photograph unsuitable for treating every moose as one fixed-height figure.

The published range describes adult animals. Age, sex and the population being described matter, so the midpoint is not a measured individual or a universal species average.

For a comparison drawing, enter a value from the published shoulder-height range and label it as an example. Keep shoulder height distinct from a person’s full standing height.

Drawn at the same 6 ft 0 in: American bison and Western lowland gorilla. Same drawing, different listings: a moose’s and an American bison’s figures are each a minimum, a western lowland gorilla’s a maximum.

• Dromedary camel: 1.8 to 2.4 m (5 ft 11 in to 7 ft 10.5 in).

This is a published species or breed reference, not a prediction for an individual animal. Where a range is supplied, both ends appear with the reading. Shoulder height and head height are kept apart when comparing animals.

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Published heights