Dwarf musk deer: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the dwarf musk deer lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Moschus berezovskii
Group	Deer
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Moschidae

Where does the dwarf musk deer live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the dwarf musk deer in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains.

China

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the dwarf musk deer endangered?

The dwarf musk deer’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the dwarf musk deer?

The dwarf musk deer (Moschus berezovskii) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Moschidae, genus Moschus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the dwarf musk deer

The dwarf musk deer or Chinese forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii, Chinese: 林麝; pinyin: Lín shè) is an artiodactyl native to southern and central China and northernmost Vietnam. The species name is after the collector Mikhail Mikhailovich Berezovsky. On June 14, 1976, China entered the dwarf musk deer onto its endangered species list. Four subspecies are recognized:

Moschus berezovskii berezovskii Flerov, 1929

Moschus berezovskii bijiangensis Wang & Li, 1993

Moschus berezovskii caobangis Dao, 1969

Moschus berezovskii yanguiensis Wang & Ma, 1993

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dwarf musk deer (revision 1369393133), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q277469 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).