Moschus cupreus

Grubb, 1982

Kashmir 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

Grubb, P. 1982. The systematics of Sino-Himalayan musk deer (Moschus), with particular reference to the species described by B. H. Hodgson. Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen 30(2):127-135.

Original name as described

Moschus chrysogaster cupreus

Type material

USNM:MAMM:63472

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/343240414-a56e-4bd9-936c-fc111741b8a1

Type locality

Kashmir.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Afghanistan · Pakistan · India

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006347

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 cupreus

Grubb, 1982

Family

Moschidae

Root name

cupreus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

USNM:MAMM:63472

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/343240414-a56e-4bd9-936c-fc111741b8a1

Authority page

133

Authority publication

Säugetierkundliche Mitteilungen

Moschus cupreus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Moschidae

Root name

cupreus

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 (2011:347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136750) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136750/61979453) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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