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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Moschus berezovskii

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]


Table 1. List of Diet Items for Moschus berezovskii.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida LEAF 28.57 Smith,A. …
Poaceae STEM 23.81 Smith,A. …
Bryophyta SHOOT 19.05 Smith,A. …
Ascomycota SHOOT 14.29 Smith,A. …
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 9.52 Smith,A. …
Magnoliopsida STEM 4.76 Smith,A. …

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)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Browser Herbivore-Browser ZHANG, L.…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Herbivore ZHANG, L.…

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 - - - - - 10,500 - - Meiri, S.…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 10,900 - 12,477 - Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 40 - 40 - - 7,720 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 10,240 - - Wimberly,…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm 40 - 40 - - 783.67 - - 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)
A1-MLL (maximum lateral length of the astragalus) nan mm 5 5 - - 21 21 22 1 Wimberly,…
A2-MML (maximum medial length of the astragalus) nan mm 5 5 - - 20 21 21 1 Wimberly,…
A3-MIN (minimal length of the astragalus) nan mm 5 5 - - 17 18 19 1 Wimberly,…
A4-WAT (width at tarsus of the astragalus) nan mm 5 5 - - 13 14 14 1 Wimberly,…
A5-WAF (width at trochlea of the astragalus) nan mm 5 5 - - 11 12 12 0 Wimberly,…
C1-UL (greatest length of the calcaneus) nan mm 5 5 - - 45 45 46 1 Wimberly,…
C2-TL (length of body of the calcaneus) nan mm 5 5 - - 28 29 30 1 Wimberly,…
C3-MBH (midbody height of the calcaneus) nan mm 5 5 - - 11 12 12 0 Wimberly,…
C4-MBTV (midbody transverse width of the calcaneus) nan mm 5 5 - - 5 6 6 0 Wimberly,…
C5-FFL (fibular facet length of the calcaneus) nan mm 5 5 - - 8 8 8 0 Wimberly,…
C6-CNFL (cubonavicular facet length of the calcaneus) nan mm 5 5 - - 11 11 12 1 Wimberly,…
C7-HSF (height of sustentacular facet of the calcaneus) nan mm 5 5 - - 8 9 9 0 Wimberly,…
C8-HST (height of sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus) nan mm 5 5 - - 12 12 13 0 Wimberly,…
F1-UL (full length of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 143 148 151 4 Wimberly,…
F2-FL (functional length of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 140 145 150 4 Wimberly,…
F3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 36 39 40 2 Wimberly,…
F4-PW (proximal width of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 29 30 30 0 Wimberly,…
F5-MLHW (mediolateral femoral head of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 16 16 17 0 Wimberly,…
F6-APHW (anteroposterior femoral head of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 14 14 15 1 Wimberly,…
F7-DW (distal width of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 26 28 29 1 Wimberly,…
F8-MPL (medial condyle and patellar lip of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 28 31 33 2 Wimberly,…
F9-LPL (lateral condyle and patellar lip of the femur) nan mm 5 5 - - 29 30 31 1 Wimberly,…
H1-UL (full length of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 131 134 138 3 Wimberly,…
H2-FL (functional length of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 123 126 129 3 Wimberly,…
H3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 35 36 39 2 Wimberly,…
H4-MTH (largest medial height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 13 14 14 0 Wimberly,…
H5-MidTH (smallest height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 10 10 11 0 Wimberly,…
H6-LTH (largest lateral height of trochlea of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 11 12 12 1 Wimberly,…
H7-PW (proximal width of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 19 20 21 1 Wimberly,…
H8-MLH (mediolateral humeral head width of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 18 19 19 1 Wimberly,…
H9-DW (distal width of the humerus) nan mm 5 5 - - 25 26 27 1 Wimberly,…
MC1-UL (length of the metacarpus) nan mm 5 5 - - 80 85 87 3 Wimberly,…
MC2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metacarpus) nan mm 5 5 - - 7 8 8 0 Wimberly,…
MC3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metacarpus) nan mm 5 5 - - 9 9 10 1 Wimberly,…
MC4-DW (distal width of the metacarpus) nan mm 5 5 - - 15 16 17 1 Wimberly,…
MC5-PW (proximal width of the metacarpus) nan mm 5 5 - - 15 17 18 1 Wimberly,…
MT1-UL (length of the metatarsus) nan mm 5 5 - - 109 113 118 3 Wimberly,…
MT2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metatarsus) nan mm 5 5 - - 8 9 9 0 Wimberly,…
MT3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metatarsus) nan mm 5 5 - - 9 10 10 0 Wimberly,…
MT4-DW (distal width of the metatarsus) nan mm 5 5 - - 18 19 20 1 Wimberly,…
MT5-PW (proximal width of the metatarsus) nan mm 5 5 - - 13 14 15 1 Wimberly,…
R1-UL (length of the radius) nan mm 5 5 - - 104 108 110 2 Wimberly,…
R2-PW (full proximal width of the radius) nan mm 5 5 - - 17 18 19 1 Wimberly,…
R3-NPW (width of humeral articular surface of the radius) nan mm 5 5 - - 16 17 18 1 Wimberly,…
R4-DW (distal width of the radius) nan mm 5 5 - - 18 18 19 0 Wimberly,…
S1-L (full length of the scapula) nan mm 5 5 - - 92 96 100 3 Wimberly,…
S2-GW (greatest cranio-caudal length of the scapula) nan mm 5 5 - - 65 66 70 2 Wimberly,…
S3-SW (shortest length of scapular neck of the scapula) nan mm 5 5 - - 11 12 12 0 Wimberly,…
S4-GH (anteroposterior glenoid fossa of the scapula) nan mm 5 5 - - 14 15 16 1 Wimberly,…
S5-GW (mediolateral glenoid fossa of the scapula) nan mm 5 5 - - 13 14 15 1 Wimberly,…
T1-L (full length of the tibia) nan mm 5 5 - - 175 180 184 3 Wimberly,…
T2-MCF (midshaft circumference of the tibia) nan mm 5 5 - - 35 37 41 2 Wimberly,…
T3-PW (proximal width of the tibia) nan mm 5 5 - - 28 30 32 1 Wimberly,…
T4-DW (distal width of the tibia) nan mm 5 5 - - 19 20 21 1 Wimberly,…
U1-UL (length of the ulna) nan mm 5 5 - - 132 135 138 2 Wimberly,…
U2-OPL (olecranon process length of the ulna) nan mm 5 5 - - 22 22 23 0 Wimberly,…

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 DeMers, A.C., 2023. Functional Significance of the Mandible, Tooth Roots, and Tooth Crowns, and their Implications for Fossil Dietary Inference (Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University). 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 Meiri, S., Raia, P. and Phillimore, A.B., 2011. Slaying dragons: limited evidence for unusual body size evolution on islands. Journal of Biogeography, 38(1), pp.89-100. 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 Freudenthal, M. and Martín-Suárez, E., 2013. Estimating body mass of fossil rodents. Scripta Geologica, 145, pp.1-513. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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