MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Moschus berezovskii

Accepted taxon: Moschus berezovskii
Taxon:	Moschus berezovskii
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	ARTIODACTYLA \| Moschidae \| Moschus
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Moschus berezovskii diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 23, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 15, EE (Ether Extract) 4. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Moschus berezovskii.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	28.57	Smith,A. …
Poaceae	STEM	23.81	Smith,A. …
Bryophyta	SHOOT	19.05	Smith,A. …
Ascomycota	SHOOT	14.29	Smith,A. …
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	9.52	Smith,A. …
Magnoliopsida	STEM	4.76	Smith,A. …

^a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Moschus berezovskii.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser	ZHANG, L.…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	ZHANG, L.…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Moschus berezovskii.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	10,240	-	-	Wimberly,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	40	-	40	-	-	7,720	-	-	Nelson, A…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Moschus berezovskii.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Moschus berezovskii.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Moschus berezovskii	Lu-bing,Z., 2008, Winter and Spring Diet Composition of Musk Deer in Feng County, Shaanxi Province, Sichuan Journal of Zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Moschus berezovskii	Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Moschus berezovskii	Wimberly, A.N., 2023. Predicting body mass in Ruminantia using postcranial measurements. Journal of Morphology, 284(10), p.e21636.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Moschus berezovskii	Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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