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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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