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Moschus anhuiensis (Anhui Musk Deer)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Anhui musk deer (Moschus anhuiensis) is an endangered species of musk deer that is native to China. It was formerly described as a subspecies of Moschus berezovskii and Moschus moschiferus, but is now classified as a separate species.
View Wikipedia Record: Moschus anhuiensis

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Moschus anhuiensis

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  27.534 lbs (12.489 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  1.127 lbs (511 g)
Diet [2]  Herbivore
Diet - Plants [2]  100 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 3 months
Gestation [1]  5 months 26 days
Litter Size [1]  2
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  14 years
Snout to Vent Length [1]  35 inches (90 cm)

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Hamish Wilman, Jonathan Belmaker, Jennifer Simpson, Carolina de la Rosa, Marcelo M. Rivadeneira, and Walter Jetz. 2014. EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95:2027
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0