The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Moschus fuscus

 – Lower Risk Near Threatened

Taxonomy

Kingdom: ANIMALIA
Phylum: CHORDATA
Class: MAMMALIA
Order: ARTIODACTYLA
Family: MOSCHIDAE
Scientific Name: Moschus fuscus
Species Authority: Li, 1981
Common Name/s:
EnglishBLACK MUSK DEER, DUSKY MUSK DEER

Assessment Information

Red List Category & Criteria: LR/nt    ver 2.3 (1994)
Year Assessed: 1996
Annotations: Needs updating
Assessor/s: Deer Specialist Group

Geographic Range

Countries: Native:

Bhutan; China; India; Myanmar; Nepal

Habitat and Ecology

System: Terrestrial

Bibliography

Bibliography:

Deer Specialist Group. For more information, see the Specialist Group website


Citation: Deer Specialist Group 1996. Moschus fuscus. In: IUCN 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 28 August 2008.
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