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Taxonomy
Moschus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant. It is the type genus of Moschinae.
It was assigned to Pecora by Linnaeus (1758); to Moschina by Gray (1825); to Ruminantia by Owen (1848); to Moschinae by Prothero (2007); and to Moschidae by Carroll (1988), Hassanin and Douzery (2003) and Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008).
It was assigned to Pecora by Linnaeus (1758); to Moschina by Gray (1825); to Ruminantia by Owen (1848); to Moschinae by Prothero (2007); and to Moschidae by Carroll (1988), Hassanin and Douzery (2003) and Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1758 | Moschus Linnaeus p. 66 |
| 1825 | Moschus Gray p. 342 |
| 1848 | Moschus Owen p. 139 |
| 1988 | Moschus Carroll |
| 2003 | Moschus Hassanin and Douzery p. 212 |
| 2007 | Moschus Prothero p. 224 |
| 2008 | Moschus Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 978 figs. Fig. 5 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Moschus Linnaeus 1758 [musk deer]
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Moschus berezovskii Flerov 1928
Moschus chrysogaster Hodgson 1839 [Alpine musk deer]
Moschus fuscus Li 1981
Moschus leucogaster Hodgson 1839 [Himalayan musk deer]
Moschus moschiferus Linnaeus 1758 [musk deer]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available