Chinese forest musk deer

(Moschus berezovskii)

Description

The dwarf musk deer ( Moschus berezovskii ) is a species of artiodactyl mammal native to southern and central China and northeastern Vietnam.In 1976,China included the species in its list of threatened species.2 There are four recognized subspecies

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum:

Class: Mammalia

Order:Artiodactyla

Family:Moschidae

Genus:Moschus

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