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[–] buffing_lecturer@leminal.space 1 points 11 hours ago

Male Western moose stand anywhere from 1.9 to 2.0 metres (6.2 to 6.6 ft) at the shoulder. Their antlers span 1.5 to 1.7 metres (4.9 to 5.6 ft) and they weigh anywhere from 380–720 kilograms (840–1,590 lb). Female Western moose stand at 1.8 metres (5 ft 11 in) on average, and weigh anywhere from 270 to 360 kilograms (600 to 790 lb). Source

Note that the hight given is "at the shoulder" (does not include head and also massive antlers).

I found some images, not sure about their accuracy but they seem to be about right AFAIK. They chose a conservative hight a male moose:

Oh, and I learned this fun fact reading the wikipedia page on moose:

Wolves typically kill moose by tearing at their haunches and perineum, causing massive blood loss