Anhui musk deer
Illustration of an Anhui musk deer in winter coat
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2][note 1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Moschidae
Genus: Moschus
Species:
M. anhuiensis
Binomial name
Moschus anhuiensis
Wang, Hu & Yan, 1982 [1]

The Anhui musk deer (Moschus anhuiensis) is an endangered species of musk deer that is endemic to the Dabie Mountains of western Anhui province, China.[3][4] It was formerly described as a subspecies of Moschus berezovskii and Moschus moschiferus, but is now classified as a separate species.[1]

Moschus anhuiensis

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Wang, Y.; Harris, R.B. (2015). "Moschus anhuiensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T136643A61979276. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T136643A61979276.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ "Mammal Species of the World - Moschus anhuiensis". www.departments.bucknell.edu. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
  4. ^ "Anhui Musk Deer Moschus anhuiensis Wang, Hu & Yan 1982" at the Encyclopedia of Life

Notes

  1. ^ Only populations of Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. All other populations are included in Appendix II.
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