Moschus chrysogaster

B. H. Hodgson, 1839

Alpine Musk-deer

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Placentalia
Magnorder: Boreoeutheria
Superorder: Laurasiatheria
Order: Artiodactyla
Suborder: Ruminantia
Infraorder: Pecora
Superfamily: Bovoidea
Family: Moschidae
Genus: Moschus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Hodgson, B.H. 1839. On three new species of Musk (Moschus) inhabiting the Hemalayan districts. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 8(87):202-203.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40036280

Original name as described

Moschus chrysogaster

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.93

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/532c6eb1-9ae7-458a-a49a-c97066716385

Type locality

"Cis and Trans Hemelayan regions, " probably from the Tibetan Plateau, north of the Himalayas.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Bhutan · China · India · Nepal

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006346

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 6 names and synonyms.

Moschus chrysogaster

B. H. Hodgson, 1839

Family

Moschidae

Root name

chrysogaster

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1843.1.12.93

Type kind

lectotype

Original type locality

Hemalayan districts

Type locality

China: Tibet.

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/532c6eb1-9ae7-458a-a49a-c97066716385

Authority page

203

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40036280

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Hodgson (1841:220, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37126984) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35561)
Hodgson (1842:285, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40000008) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37716)
Hodgson (1844:292, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65716)
Hodgson (1844:292, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46405527) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/65716)
Reichenbach (1845:54, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15941181) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/40880)
Hodgson (1847:693, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40126218) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39848)
Gray (1850:42, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595022) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
Gray (1852:245, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956658) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
Milne-Edwards (1874:381, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524457) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62817)
Flërov (1928:518) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68957)
Corbet & Hill (1980:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Grubb (1993:383) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69016)
Groves (2003:347, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/48602929) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9601)
Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
Smith & Xie (2008:455) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
Groves & Grubb (2011:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
Groves & Grubb (2011:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #13895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #13895) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Kumar, Sharma & Khan (2022:9) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66220)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006346) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13895/61977139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Moschus moschiferus Var. 1. Chrysogaster:

A. David, 1871

Family

Moschidae

Root name

chrysogaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13955517

Authority publication

Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

David (1871:93, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13955517) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/62819)

Moschus sifanicus

Büchner, 1891

Family

Moschidae

Root name

sifanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

ZIN O. 3154, ZIN S. 1938

Type kind

lectotype

Original type locality

überall in der Waldregion des südlichen Ganssu

Type locality

China: Gansu.

Authority page

162

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37008364

Authority publication

Mélanges biologiques tirés du Bulletin de l'Académie impériale des sciences de St. Pétersbourg

Name usages

Büchner (1891:162, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37008364) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68987)
Matschie (1908:232, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15660362) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68684)
Thomas (1911:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31252008) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14044)
Thomas (1912:141, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31854813) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/14032)
Weber (1928:569) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69650)
Pen, Kao, Lu, Feng & Chen (1962:117) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/66053)
Corbet & Hill (1980:118) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:323) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:127) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Groves & Grubb (2011:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Moschus chrysogaster chrysogaster:

Flerov, 1928

Family

Moschidae

Root name

chrysogaster

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

518

Authority publication

Доклады Академии наук СССР

Name usages

Flërov (1928:518) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68957)
Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
Groves & Grubb (2011:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Moschus chrysogaster sifanicus:

Flerov, 1928

Family

Moschidae

Root name

sifanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

518

Authority publication

Доклады Академии наук СССР

Name usages

Flërov (1928:518) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68957)
Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
Smith & Xie (2008:456) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:345) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
Groves & Grubb (2011:61) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Moschus moschiferus sifanicus:

G. M. Allen, 1940

Family

Moschidae

Root name

sifanicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

1134

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12460671

Authority publication

Natural History of Central Asia

Name usages

Allen (1940:1134, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12460671) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/5409)
Ellerman & Morrison-Scott (1951:353, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8722654) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/31900)

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