Dwarf Musk Deer

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Dwarf Musk Deer
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Moschidae Genus: Moschus Species: M. berezovskii
Binomial name
Moschus berezovskii Flerov 1929

The Dwarf Musk Deer or Chinese Forest Musk Deer (Chinese: 林麝; pinyin: Lín shè) is an artiodactyl native to China and Vietnam. There are several subspecies.

v • d • e Extant Artiodactyla species   Suborder Ruminantia Antilocapridae Antilocapra Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) Giraffidae Okapia Okapi (Okapia johnstoni) Giraffa Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) Moschidae Moschus Himalayan Musk Deer (Moschus chrysogaster) · Siberian Musk Deer (Moschus moschiferus) · Dwarf Musk Deer (Moschus berezovskii) · Black Musk Deer (Moschus fuscus) Tragulidae Hyemoschus Water Chevrotain (Hyemoschus aquaticus) Moschiola Indian Spotted Chevrotain (Moschiola meminna) · Moschiola kathygre Tragulus Java Mouse-deer (Tragulus javanicus) · Lesser Mouse-deer (Tragulus kanchil) · Greater Mouse-deer (Tragulus napu) · Philippine Mouse-deer (Tragulus nigricans) · Vietnam Mouse-deer (Tragulus versicolor) · Williamson's Mouse-deer (Tragulus williamsoni) Cervidae Large family listed below Bovidae Large family listed below   Family Cervidae Muntiacinae Muntiacus Indian Muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) · Reeves's Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) · Hairy-fronted Muntjac (Muntiacus crinifrons) · Fea's Muntjac (Muntiacus feae) · Bornean Yellow Muntjac (Muntiacus atherodes) · Roosevelt's muntjac (Muntiacus rooseveltorum) · Gongshan muntjac (Muntiacus gongshanensis) · Giant Muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis) · Truong Son Muntjac (Muntiacus truongsonensis) · Leaf muntjac (Muntiacus putaoensis) Elaphodus Tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus) Cervinae Cervus Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) · Elk (Cervus canadensis) · Thorold's deer (Cervus albirostris) · Sika Deer (Cervus nippon) · Barasingha (Cervus duvaucelii) · Eld's Deer (Cervus eldii) · Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor) · Rusa Deer (Cervus timorensis) · Philippine Sambar (Cervus mariannus) · Philippine Spotted Deer (Cervus alfredi) Axis Chital (Axis axis) · Hog deer (Axis porcinus) · Calamian Deer (Axis calamianensis) · Bawean deer (Axis kuhlii) Elaphurus Père David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus) Dama Fallow Deer (Dama dama) · Persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica) Hydropotinae Hydropotes Water deer (Hydropotes inermis) Odocoileinae Odocoileus White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) · Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) Blastocerus Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) Ozotoceros Pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus) Mazama Red Brocket (Mazama americana) · Merida Brocket (Mazama bricenii) · Dwarf Brocket (Mazama chunyi) · Gray Brocket (Mazama gouazoubira) · Pygmy Brocket (Mazama nana) · Yucatan Brown Brocket (Mazama pandora) · Little Red Brocket (Mazama rufina) Pudú Northern Pudu (Pudu mephistophiles) · Pudú (Pudu pudu) Hippocamelus Taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis) · South Andean Deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) Capreolus Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) · Siberian Roe Deer (Capreolus pygargus) Rangifer Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) Alces Moose (Alces alces)   Family Bovidae Cephalophinae Cephalophus Abbott's Duiker (Cephalophus spadix) · Ader's Duiker (Cephalophus adersi) · Bay Duiker (Cephalophus dorsalis) · Black Duiker (Cephalophus niger) · Black-fronted Duiker (Cephalophus nigrifrons) · Blue Duiker (Cephalophus monticola) · Harvey's Duiker (Cephalophus harveyi) · Jentink's Duiker (Cephalophus jentinki) · Maxwell's Duiker (Cephalophus maxwellii) · Red Forest Duiker (Cephalophus natalensis) · Ogilby's Duiker (Cephalophus ogilbyi) · Peters's Duiker (Cephalophus callipygus) · Red-flanked Duiker (Cephalophus rufilatus) · Ruwenzori Duiker (Cephalophus rubidis) · Weyns's Duiker (Cephalophus weynsi) · White-bellied Duiker (Cephalophus leucogaster) · Yellow-backed Duiker (Cephalophus Sylvicultor) · Zebra Duiker (Cephalophus zebra) Sylvicapra Common Duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia) Hippotraginae Hippotragus Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus) · Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger) Oryx East African Oryx (Oryx beisa) · Scimitar Oryx (Oryx dammah) · Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) · Arabian Oryx (Oryx leucoryx) Addax Addax (Addax nasomaculatus) Reduncinae Kobus Upemba Lechwe (Kobus anselli) · Waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus) · Kob (Kobus kob) · Lechwe (Kobus leche) · Nile Lechwe (Kobus megaceros) · Puku (Kobus vardonii) Redunca Southern Reedbuck (Redunca arundinum) · Mountain Reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula) · Bohor Reedbuck (Redunca redunca) Aepycerotinae Aepyceros Impala (Aepyceros melampus) Peleinae Pelea Grey Rhebok (Pelea capreolus) Alcelaphinae Beatragus Hirola (Beatragus hunteri) Damaliscus Korrigum (Damaliscus korrigum) · Common Tsessebe (Damaliscus lunatus) · Bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus) · Bangweulu Tsessebe (Damaliscus superstes) Alcelaphus Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) · Red Hartebeest (Alcelaphus caama) · Lichtenstein's Hartebeest (Alcelaphus lichtensteinii) Connochaetes Black Wildebeest (Connochaetes gnou) · Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) Pantholopinae Pantholops Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) Caprinae Large subfamily listed below Bovinae Large subfamily listed below Antilopinae Large subfamily listed below   Family Bovidae (subfamily Caprinae) Ammotragus Barbary Sheep (Ammotragus lervia) Budorcas Takin (Budorcas taxicolor) Capra Wild Goat (Capra aegagrus) · West Caucasian Tur (Capra caucasia) · East Caucasian Tur (Capra cylindricornis) · Markhor (Capra falconeri) · Alpine Ibex (Capra ibex) · Nubian Ibex (Capra nubiana) · Spanish Ibex (Capra pyrenaica) · Siberian Ibex (Capra sibirica) · Walia Ibex (Capra walie) Hemitragus Nilgiri Tahr (Hemitragus hylocrius) · Arabian Tahr (Hemitragus jayakari) · Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) Naemorhedus Red Goral (Naemorhedus baileyi) · Japanese Serow (Nemorhaedus crispus) · Long-tailed Goral (Naemorhedus caudatus) · Gray Goral (Naemorhedus goral) · Mainland Serow (Nemorhaedus sumatraensis) · Taiwan Serow (Nemorhaedus swinhoei) Oreamnos Mountain goat (Oreamnos americanus) Ovibos Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) Ovis Argali (Ovis ammon) · Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) · Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis) · Dall Sheep (Ovis dalli) · Mouflon (Ovis musimon) · Snow sheep (Ovis nivicola) · Urial (Ovis orientalis) Pseudois Bharal (Pseudois nayaur) · Dwarf Blue Sheep (Pseudois schaeferi) Rupicapra Pyrenean Chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) · Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)   Family Bovidae (subfamily Bovinae) Boselaphini Tetracerus Four-horned Antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis) Boselaphus Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) Bovini Bubalus Domestic buffalo (Bubalus bubalus) · Lowland Anoa (Bubalus depressicornis) · Mountain Anoa (Bubalus quarlesi) · Tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) Bos Banteng (Bos javanicus) · Gaur (Bos gaurus) · Yak (Bos mutus) · Cattle (Bos taurus) · Kouprey (Bos sauveli) Pseudonovibos Kting Voar (Pseudonovibos spiralis) Pseudoryx Saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) Syncerus African Buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Bison American Bison (Bison bison) · Wisent (Bison bonasus) Strepsicerotini Tragelaphus Sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekeii) · Nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) · Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus) · Mountain Nyala (Tragelaphus buxtoni) · Lesser Kudu (Tragelaphus imberbis) · Greater Kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) · Bongo (Tragelaphus eurycerus) Taurotragus Common Eland (Taurotragus oryx) · Giant Eland (Taurotragus derbianus)   Family Bovidae (subfamily Antilopinae) Antilopini Ammodorcas Dibatag (Ammodorcas clarkei) Antidorcas Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis) Antilope Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) Gazella Mountain Gazelle (Gazella gazella) · Neumann's Gazelle (Gazella erlangeri) · Speke's Gazelle (Gazella spekei) · Dorcas Gazelle (Gazella dorcas) · Saudi Gazelle (Gazella saudiya) · Chinkara (Gazella bennettii) · Thomson's Gazelle (Gazella thomsonii) · Red-fronted Gazelle (Gazella rufifrons) · Dama Gazelle (Gazella dama) · Grant's Gazelle (Gazella granti) · Soemmerring's Gazelle (Gazella soemmerringii) · Cuvier's Gazelle (Gazella cuvieri) · Rhim Gazelle (Gazella leptoceros) · Goitered Gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa) Litocranius Gerenuk (Litocranius walleri) Procapra Mongolian gazelle (Procapra gutturosa) · Goa (Procapra picticaudata) · Przewalski's Gazelle (Procapra przewalskii) Saigini Pantholops Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) Saiga Saiga Antelope (Saiga tatarica) Neotragini Dorcatragus Beira (Dorcatragus megalotis) Madoqua Günther's Dik-dik (Madoqua guntheri) · Kirk's Dik-dik (Madoqua kirkii) · Silver Dik-dik (Madoqua piacentinii) · Salt's Dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana) Neotragus Bates's Pygmy Antelope (Neotragus batesi) · Suni (Neotragus moschatus) · Royal Antelope (Neotragus pygmaeus) Oreotragus Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus) Ourebia Oribi (Ourebia ourebi) Raphicerus Steenbok (Raphicerus campestris) · Cape Grysbok (Raphicerus melanotis) · Sharpe's Grysbok (Raphicerus sharpei)   Suborder Suina Suidae Babyrousa Babirusa (Babyrousa babyrussa) Hylochoerus Giant forest hog (Hylochoerus meinertzhageni) Phacochoerus Desert Warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus) · Warthog (Phacochoerus africanus) Porcula Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania) Potamochoerus Bushpig (Potamochoerus larvatus) · Red River Hog (Potamochoerus porcus) Sus Bearded Pig (Sus barbatus) · Indo-chinese Warty Pig (Sus bucculentus) · Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons) · Celebes Warty Pig (Sus celebensis) · Flores Warty Pig (Sus heureni) · Oliver's Warty Pig (Sus oliveri) · Philippine Warty Pig (Sus philippensis) · Boar (Sus scrofa) · Timor Warty Pig (Sus timoriensis) · Javan Pig (Sus verrucosus) Tayassuidae Tayassu White-lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari) Gluteous Maximus Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) Pecari Collared Peccary (Pecari tajacu) · Giant Peccary (Pecari maximus)   Suborder Tylopoda Camelidae Lama Llama (Lama glama) · Guanaco (Lama guanicoe) Vicugna Vicuña (Vicugna vicugna) · Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) Camelus Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) · Bactrian Camel (Camelus bactrianus)   Cetartiodactyla Hippopotamidae Hippopotamus Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) Choeropsis Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)