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Species of mammal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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. The species name is after the collector Mikhail Mikhailovich Berezovsky. On June 14, 1976, China entered the dwarf musk deer onto its endangered species list.[3] Four subspecies are recognized:[4]
Dwarf musk deer | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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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As most animals, the dwarf musk deer harbours a number of parasites.[5] In 2021, a study showed that ten species of Eimeria, which are apicomplexan protozoans living in the digestive tract, were specific of this host.[6]
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