Moschus leucogaster

Hodgson, 1839

Himalayan 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 Leucogaster

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.95

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6a3a9c68-3240-498f-bef7-a35b3af54d17

Type locality

"Cis and Trans Hemelayan regions." Probably from the Himalayan slopes of Nepal.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

India · Nepal · Bhutan · China?

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006349

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 cacharensis

Lydekker, 1915

Family

Moschidae

Root name

cacharensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.93

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

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

Authority page

6

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9342037

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Moschus Leucogaster

Hodgson, 1839

Family

Moschidae

Root name

leucogaster

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.95

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/6a3a9c68-3240-498f-bef7-a35b3af54d17

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 (1850:41, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595023) (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. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  7. Groves & Grubb (2011:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  8. Groves & Grubb (2011:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13901) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13901) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006349) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13901/61977764) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Moschus Saturatus

Hodgson, 1839

Family

Moschidae

Root name

saturatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.98

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/cdab8296-e067-427a-a61a-632ad09561c1

Authority page

203

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

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

zhangmu

Grubb, 2005

Family

Moschidae

Root name

zhangmu

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

652

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Grubb (2005:652) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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