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Taiga musk deer
(Siberian musk deer)
Moschus moschiferus
LINNAEUS, 1758

Photo by: A. Kantorovich
      
Additional images here: www.biolib.cz
Number of Subspecies:03
Information Source for Taxonomy:Wilson, Don E. / Mittermeier, Russell A. HANDBOOK OF THE MAMMALS OF THE WORLD; Vol. 2 - Hoofed Mammals, 2011
 
Head-Torso-Length:65 - 90 cm
Tail length:4 - 6 cm
Weight:7 - 17 kg
IUCN status:VU (Vulnerable)
 

Current Holdings • Former Holdings
 
Europe (EU) ➕ ➖
  Germany (3 Holding(s)):
 
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    		• Berlin (Tierpark Friedrichsfelde) 
     
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    		• Leipzig (Zoo) 
     
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    		• Nürnberg (Tiergarten) 
      Finland (1 Holding(s)):
     
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    		• Ranua (Wildlife Park) 
    Holding(s): 4
     
    Europe (NonEU) ➕ ➖
      Russia (1 Holding(s)):
     
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    		• Novosibirsk (Zoopark imeni R.A. Shilo) 
    Holding(s): 1
     
    North America ➕ ➖
      United States of America (1 Holding(s)):
     
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    		• Bismarck (Dakota Zoo) 
    Holding(s): 1