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SPECIES Moschus anhuiensis

Author:Wang, Hu, and Yan, 1982.
Citation:Acta Ther. Sin., 2: 133.
Common Name:Anhui Musk Deer
Type Locality:China, "Changling region (31°10'42''N, 115°53'48''E, altitude 500 m), Jinzhai county, Anhui province".
Distribution:Known only from Anhui Prov., China.
Status:CITES – Appendix II.
Comments:Originally described as a subspecies of M. moschiferus; included in M. berezovskii by Groves and Feng (1986); a valid species according to Su et al. (2001), inferred from mtDNA sequences to be the sister taxon of a group including M. chrysogaster, M. fuscus, M. leucogaster, and M. berezovskii.
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