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| Dwarf Musk Deer | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Moschidae |
| Genus: | Moschus |
| Species: | M. berezovskii |
| Binomial name | |
| Moschus berezovskii Flerov 1929 |
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The Dwarf Musk Deer or Chinese Forest Musk Deer (Chinese: 林麝; pinyin: Lín shè) is an artiodactyl native to southern and central China and northernmost Vietnam. On June 14, 1976 China entered the Dwarf Musk Deer onto its endangered species list.[2] There are four subspecies recognized[3]:
- M. b. berezovskii
- M. b. bijiangensis
- M. b. caobangis
- M. b. yanguiensis
References
- ^ Wang, Y. & Harris, R.B. (2008). Moschus berezovskii. 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.
- ^ Endangered Species - Dwarf Musk Deer Facts
- ^ Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder (Ed.): Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3. Auflage. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 3 November 2009, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 (2142 Seiten).
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