Himalayan Muskdeer
Moschus leucogaster
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Moschidae
Le porte-musc de l'Himalaya (Moschus leucogaster) est une espèce de mammifères de la famille des Moschidae. Ce mammifère herbivore ruminant forme l'une des sept espèces du genre Moschus. Il vit sur la frange sud de l’Himalaya, à plus de 2 500 m d’altitude.
The white-bellied musk deer or Himalayan musk deer (Moschus leucogaster) is a musk deer species occurring in the Himalayas of Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan and China. It is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List because of overexploitation resulting in a probable serious population decline. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Alpine musk deer, but was separated on the basis of different skull proportions.
El ciervo almizclero del Himalaya (Moschus leucogaster) es una especie de mamífero artiodáctilo de la familia Moschidae, propio del Himalaya. Se conoce en Tíbet, Nepal, Bután, Sikkim y sur y centro de China (S Gansu, S Ningxia, Qinghai, W Sichuan, N Yunnan). Habita bosques montanos.
Distribution
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