Moschus chrysogaster

Hodgson, 1839

Alpine Musk-deer

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Moschidae
Genus : Moschus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hodgson, B.H. 1839. On three new species of Musk (Moschus) inhabiting the Hemalayan districts. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 8(87):202-203.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40036280

Original name as described

Moschus chrysogaster

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.93

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/532c6eb1-9ae7-458a-a49a-c97066716385

Type locality

"Cis and Trans Hemelayan regions," probably from the Tibetan Plateau, north of the Himalayas.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

India · Nepal · Bhutan · China

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006346

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Moschus chrysogaster

Hodgson, 1839

Family

Moschidae

Root name

chrysogaster

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.93

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/532c6eb1-9ae7-458a-a49a-c97066716385

Authority page

203

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40036280

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

  1. Hodgson (1847:693, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39848)
  2. Gray (1850:42, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595022) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  3. Gray (1852:245, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956658) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  4. Corbet & Hill (1980:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  5. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  6. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  7. Smith & Xie (2008:455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  8. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  9. Groves & Grubb (2011:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  10. Groves & Grubb (2011:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  12. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  13. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  14. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13895/61977139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Moschus sifanicus

Büchner, 1891

Family

Moschidae

Root name

sifanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 3154, ZIN S. 1938

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

162

Authority publication

Melanges. Biol. Acad. St. Petersbourg

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Moschus chrysogaster chrysogaster

Grubb, 2005

Family

Moschidae

Root name

chrysogaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Moschus chrysogaster sifanicus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Moschidae

Root name

sifanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

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