What is the ancestor of a moose?

In North America, moose can be found in the northwestern United States, Alaska, and in Canada. In Europe moose can be found throughout Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States. The three moose species found in the United States are the Alaskan Yukon Moose (Alaska), the Canada Moose (North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Maine, Northern New Hampshire and Vermont, and the Adirondacks in New York), and the Shiras Moose (Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado).