| Dwarf musk deer | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Moschidae |
| Genus: | Moschus |
| Species: | M. berezovskii |
| Binomial name | |
| Moschus berezovskii Flerov, 1929 | |
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Thedwarf musk deer orChinese forest musk deer (Moschus berezovskii,Chinese:林麝;pinyin:Lín shè) is anartiodactyl native to southern and centralChina and northernmostVietnam. The species name is after the collectorMikhail Mikhailovich Berezovsky. On June 14, 1976, China entered the dwarf musk deer onto its endangered species list.[3] Four subspecies are recognized:[4]
As most animals, the dwarf musk deer harbours a number of parasites.[5] In 2021, a study showed that ten species ofEimeria, which areapicomplexan protozoans living in the digestive tract, were specific of this host.[6]
