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]
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) |
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Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
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Herbivore-Browser
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Herbivore-Browser
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– ZHANG, L.B., XU, H.F., XUE, W.J., JIANG, H.R. and MENG, X.X., 2008. Winter and Spring Diet Composition of Musk Deer in Feng County, Shaanxi Province [J]. Sichuan Journal of Zoology, 1.
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Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
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Herbivore
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Herbivore
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– ZHANG, L.B., XU, H.F., XUE, W.J., JIANG, H.R. and MENG, X.X., 2008. Winter and Spring Diet Composition of Musk Deer in Feng County, Shaanxi Province [J]. Sichuan Journal of Zoology, 1.
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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 |
| Moschus berezovskii |
Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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