What is the most common predator of the animal that is susceptible to the parasite Parelaphostrongylus tenuis and typically inhabit boreal forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate to subarctic climates?
Moose The moose (North America) or elk (Eurasia), "Alces alces", is the largest extant species in the deer family. Moose are distinguished by the broad, flat (or "palmate") antlers of the males; other members of the family have antlers with a dendritic ("twig-like") configuration. Moose typically inhabit boreal forests and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate to subarctic climates. Hunting and other human activities have caused a reduction in the size of the moose's range over time. Moose have been reintroduced to some of their former habitats. Currently, most moose are found in Canada, Alaska, New England, Fennoscandia, Baltic States, and Russia. Their diet consists of both terrestrial and aquatic vegetation. The most common moose predators are the gray wolf along with bears and humans. Unlike most other deer species, moose are solitary animals and do not form herds. Although generally slow-moving and sedentary, moose can become aggressive and move quickly if angered or startled. Their mating season in the autumn features energetic fights between males competing for a female.
Exhyalanthrax Exhyalanthrax is a small genus of bombyliid flies. Bombyliids are commonly known as "bee flies" due to their resemblance to bees. "Exhyalanthrax" are found in the Afrotropical ecozone and the Palearctic ecozone. Exhyalanthrax spp. are pupal parasitoids."Exhyalanthrax afer" has been reared from pupae of tachinid and ichneumonid parasitoids of "Thaumetopoea pityocampa" and from the pupae of this species and other Lepidoptera. It has also been bred from cocoons of "Neodiprion sertifer". Several African species have been reared from the puparia of tsetse flies and from puparia of other Diptera. An "Exhyalanthrax" sp. has also been found preying on cockroach, ("Heterogamisca chopardi" Uvarov) oothecae in Saudi Arabia. It has been suggested that "Exhyalanthrax" might be utilised as