Siberian musk deer: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

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

Where does the Siberian musk deer live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Siberian musk deer in 1 country or territory across Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: People's Republic of China, Russia, Korea, Mongolia.

Russia

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 Siberian musk deer endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Siberian musk deer?

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

About the Siberian musk deer

The Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) is a musk deer found in the mountain forests of Northeast Asia. It is most common in the taiga of southern Siberia, but is also found in parts of Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria and the Korean Peninsula.

Their small shape allows them to hide from predators through tiny openings in the rocky terrain and also allows them to run exceptionally fast from their predators. Although bearing fangs, Siberian musk deer are actually herbivores, with their main source of nutrients being lichens.

Due to the severe amount of poaching for its musk gland, the deer population is continuing to decrease. It is expected that the population will be reduced to at least 30% over the next three generations. However, efforts from each of the cited countries are beginning to restore the musk deer's population.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Siberian musk deer (revision 1377669819), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q190508 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).