Moschus fuscus

Li Zhixiang, 1981

Black 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

Li, Z.-x. 1981. On a new species of musk-deer from China. Zoological Research 2(2):157-162.

Original name as described

Moschus fuscus

Type material

KIZ 73556

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Babo, Gongshan, Yunnan, 3500 m.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic · Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · India · Bhutan · Nepal · Myanmar

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006348

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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 fuscus

Li Zhixiang, 1981

Family

Moschidae

Root name

fuscus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

KIZ 73556

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

157

Authority publication

Zoological Research

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 (2011:347) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:62) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13896) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13896) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006348) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13896/61977357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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