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= Moschus sifanicus Büchner, 1891

Moschus chrysogaster sifanicus Büchner, 1891

Collection number:

1938

Taxonomic department number:

1938

Osteology department number:

3154

Original label:

Moschus sifanicus самец, Gansu, Przewalsky

Collection place:

China, Gansu Province

Collected:

Przewalsky N.M. 

Income number:

 

Field number:

 

«Taxon» catalogue number:

 

GenBank catalogue number:

 

Toponym:

 

Locality:

Gansu

Habitat, biotope:

alpine forests and bushland in the mountainous areas at an altitude of 2200-4300 meters above sea level

Altitude, m:

Sex:

male

Age:

adultus

Pelt:

Skin (carded)

Cranium presence:

present

Skeleton presence:

absent

Fixation:

dry

DNA samples:

absent

Specimen presence:

in collection

Specimen condition:

full preservation

Geological epoch:

Holocene

Remarks:

Syn.: Moschus chrysogaster sifanicus

Related publications:

Büchner Е. Die Säugethiere der Ganssu–Expedition (1884–1887) // Mélanges biol. tires Bull. Acad. Imper. Sci. St.–Petersb., 1891. T. 13. livr. 1. P. 143–164. Flerov K. On the classification and the geographical distribution on the genus Moschus (Mammalia, Cervidae) // Ежегодник Зоологического музея АН СССР. 1930. T. 31. Вып. 1. С. 1–11.

Specimen images

General view:
Skull, lateral view

Original label
 

Specimen details:
Skull, ventral view; mandible

Taxonomical identifications of specimen

Moschus sifanicus Büchner, 1891 — Büchner Е., 1891 (Accepted)