AnAge entry for Moschus berezovskii

Classification (HAGRID: 01703)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Artiodactyla
                Family: Moschidae
                    Genus: Moschus
Species: Moschus berezovskii
Common name: Chinese forest musk deer

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals and they are difficult to breed in captivity. Reportedly, one specimen in China lived 20 years [0674]. Still, their maximum longevity must be classified as unknown.

: No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.

No information on metabolism is available.

[0978] Jones et al. (2009), PanTHERIA: a species-level database of life history, ecology, and geography of extant and recently extinct mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0676] Purvis and Harvey (1995), Mammal life-history evolution: a comparative test of Charnov's model
[0674] Sathyakumar et al. (1993), Status of captive Himalayan forest musk deer (Moschus c. chrysogaster) in India
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data