Moschus moschiferus (ungulate)

Mass: 9.3 kg based on Mathiesen et al. 2000 and Ward 1925

Abundance: 0.13 to 0.56% (median 0.34%)

Latitudinal range: 32.6° to 59.9°

Habitats: (2), temperate broadleaf/mixed forest (3)

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Found in 5 samples

China: Tangjiahe Nature Reserve, Hunchun National Reserve (winter), Hunchun National Reserve (summer)

Russia: Geographical Society Cave (Late Pleistocene), Khayrgas Cave - Layer 4 (1998-1999 pit) (Holocene)

Size measurements:
♀ body mass5700 kgN = 1Mathiesen et al. 2000
♂ body mass9500 kgN = 1Mathiesen et al. 2000
body mass9979 kgN = 1Ward 1925
body mass13608 kgN = 1Ward 1925

See also Moschus, Moschus berezovskii, Moschus sp.