Moschus fuscus Li 1981

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Moschus fuscus Li 1981

Moschus fuscus Li 1981 , Zool. Res. Kunming, 2: 159.

Type Locality: China, "Bapo, Gongshan-Xian, Yunnan. Altitude 3,500 m ".

Vernacular Names: Black Musk Deer.

Distribution: N Burma, China ( NW Yunnan and SE Tibet), India (Assam), and Nepal.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I in Bhutan, Burma, India, and Nepal; otherwise Appendix II; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).

Discussion: Moschus saturatus Hodgson, 1839 may be a prior name for this species. Gao (1985) treated fuscus as a subspecies of chrysogaster .