Moschus Linnaeus 1758

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Moschus Linnaeus 1758

Moschus Linnaeus 1758 , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 66 .

Type Species: Moschus moschiferus Linnaeus 1758

Synonyms: Odontodorcus Gistel 1848 .

Species and subspecies: 7 species with 11 subspecies:

Species Moschus anhuiensis Wang, Hu, and Yan 1982

Species Moschus berezovskii Flerov 1928

Subspecies Moschus berezovskii subsp. berezovskii Flerov 1928

Subspecies Moschus berezovskii subsp. bijiangensis Wang and Li 1993

Subspecies Moschus berezovskii subsp. caobangis Dao 1969

Subspecies Moschus berezovskii subsp. yanguiensis Wang and Ma 1993

Species Moschus chrysogaster Hodgson 1839

Subspecies Moschus chrysogaster subsp. chrysogaster Hodgson 1839

Subspecies Moschus chrysogaster subsp. sifanicus Büchner 1891

Species Moschus cupreus Grubb 1982

Species Moschus fuscus Li 1981

Species Moschus leucogaster Hodgson 1839

Species Moschus moschiferus Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Moschus moschiferus subsp. moschiferus Linnaeus 1758

Subspecies Moschus moschiferus subsp. arcticus Flerov 1929

Subspecies Moschus moschiferus subsp. parvipes Hollister 1911

Subspecies Moschus moschiferus subsp. sachalinensis Flerov 1929

Subspecies Moschus moschiferus subsp. turowi Zalkin 1945

Discussion: Species limits in Himalayas are still uncertain; see Cai and Feng (1981), Groves (1976, 1980 a), Groves et al. (1995), Groves and Grubb (1987), and Grubb (1982 a). Su et al. (1999) recognised the following phylogeny from study of cytochrome b genes: ( moschiferus ) (( berezovskii ) ( chrysogaster , fuscus , leucogaster )), confirming affinity of at least some alpine taxa. Sokolov and Prikhod'ko (1996, 1997) recognised only one species in the genus.