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| Moschus chrysogaster Hodgson, 1839 |
The Alpine Musk Deer (Moschus chrysogaster) is a species of musk deer. It is occurs the highlands of central China, south and west to the Himalayas. Two subspecies are recognized:
- M. c. chrysogaster, Southern Tibet.
- M. c. sifanicus, Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, western Sichuan and northwestern Yunnan.
Records from the Himalayan foothills are now considered a separate species, the Himalayan Musk Deer.
References
- ^ Wang, Y. & Harris, R.B. (2008). Moschus chrysogaster. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 29 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered.
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