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Moschus leucogaster (Himalayan Muskdeer)

Synonyms: Moschus chrysogaster leucogaster

Wikipedia Abstract

The White-bellied musk deer or Himalayan musk deer (Moschus leucogaster) is a musk deer species occurring in the Himalayas of Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan and China. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN because of overexploitation resulting in a probable serious population decline. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Alpine musk deer, but was separated on the basis of different skull proportions.
View Wikipedia Record: Moschus leucogaster

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Moschus leucogaster

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  28.457 lbs (12.908 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  1.276 lbs (579 g)
Diet [2]  Herbivore
Diet - Plants [2]  100 %
Forages - Ground [2]  100 %
Female Maturity [1]  1 year 5 months
Gestation [1]  5 months 26 days
Litter Size [1]  1
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  14 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
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