Dwarf musk deer
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| Dwarf musk deer | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Moschidae |
| Genus: | Moschus |
| Species: | M. berezovskii |
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| Moschus berezovskii Flerov 1929 |
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The dwarf musk deer or Chinese forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii, Chinese: 林麝; pinyin: Lín shè) is an artiodactyl native to southern and central China and northernmost Vietnam. On June 14, 1976, China entered the dwarf musk deer onto its endangered species list.[2] Four subspecies are recognized:[3]
- M. b. berezovskii
- M. b. bijiangensis
- M. b. caobangis
- M. b. yanguiensis
References[edit]
- ^ Wang, Y. & Harris, R.B. (2008). Moschus berezovskii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 29 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered.
- ^ Endangered Species - Dwarf Musk Deer Facts
- ^ Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder, ed. (2005) (in German), Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3. ed.), Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4
