Moschus

MoschusLinnaeus, 1758

Accepted name, Mammal Species of the World 2005

Species limits in Himalayas are still uncertain; see Cai and Feng (1981), Groves (1976, 1980a), Groves et al. (1995), Groves and Grubb (1987), and Grubb (1982a). Su et al. (1999) recognised the following phylogeny from study of cytochrome b genes: (moschiferus) ((berezovskii) (chrysogaster, fuscus, leucogaster)), confirming affinity of at least some alpine taxa. Sokolov and Prikhod'ko (1996, 1997) recognised only one species in the genus.

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.