Moschus moschiferus Linnaeus 1758

Moschus moschiferus Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat., 10th ed.,1:66. TYPE LOCALITY: U.S.S.R., S.W. Siberia, Altai Mtns.("Tataria versus Chineum"). DISTRIBUTION: Forests of E. Siberia; N. Mongolia; N. China west to Kansu;Anwei (SW); Korea; Sakhalin Isl. COMMENT: Includes sibiricus; see Corbet, 19...

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Main Authors: James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman, James W. Koeppl
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Published: Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections 1982
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7203338
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Summary:Moschus moschiferus Linnaeus, 1758. Syst. Nat., 10th ed.,1:66. TYPE LOCALITY: U.S.S.R., S.W. Siberia, Altai Mtns.("Tataria versus Chineum"). DISTRIBUTION: Forests of E. Siberia; N. Mongolia; N. China west to Kansu;Anwei (SW); Korea; Sakhalin Isl. COMMENT: Includes sibiricus; see Corbet, 1978:198. Type locality restricted by Heptner and Naumov, eds., 1961, [Mammals of the Soviet Union], p. 83. PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix II as Moschus spp. CITES - Appendix I as M. moschiferus (Himalayan population only) and U.S. ESA - Endangered as M. m. moschiferus subspecies only. ISIS NUMBER: 5301419006001001001. Published as part of James H. Honacki, Kenneth E. Kinman & James W. Koeppl, 1982, Order Artiodactyla, pp. 315-343 in Mammal Species of the World (1 st Edition), Lawrence, Kansas, USA :Alien Press, Inc. & The Association of Systematics Collections on page 323, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7352976