Dwarf Musk Deer

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

The Dwarf Musk Deer or Chinese Forest Musk Deer (Moschus berezovskii, 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]:

References

  1. ^ Wang, Y. & Harris, R.B. (2008). Moschus berezovskii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 29 March 2009. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of endangered.
  2. ^ Endangered Species - Dwarf Musk Deer Facts
  3. ^ Don E. Wilson, DeeAnn M. Reeder (Ed.): Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3. Auflage. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2005, ISBN 0-8018-8221-4 (2142 Seiten).