MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Moschus moschiferus

Accepted taxon: Moschus moschiferus
Taxon:	Moschus moschiferus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	ARTIODACTYLA \| Moschidae \| Moschus
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Moschus moschiferus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 19, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 19, EE (Ether Extract) 6. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Moschus moschiferus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	35.56	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	28.89	Grzimek,B…
Ascomycota	SHOOT	26.11	Grzimek,B…
Larix	LEAF	3.33	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FLOWER	1.85	Grzimek,B…
Pinus	LEAF	1.67	Grzimek,B…
Bryophyta	SHOOT	1.48	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	STEM	0.74	Grzimek,B…
Poaceae	STEM	0.37	Grzimek,B…

^a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]

Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Moschus moschiferus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Mixed feeder	Herbivore-Browser,Herbivore-Mixed feeder	Abraham, …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Abraham, …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Moschus moschiferus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	7,000	-	18,000	-	Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Moschus moschiferus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional)	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	Abraham, …
femur circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	39	-	-	Nelson, A…
femur diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	38	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	13	-	-	Nelson, A…

^b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Moschus moschiferus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Moschus mosciferos	Gordon,IJ, 1988, Incisor arcade structure and diet selection in ruminants, Functional Ecology	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Moschus moschiferus	Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Moschus moschiferus	Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Moschus moschiferus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Moschus moschiferus	Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Moschus moschiferus	Abraham, J.O., Upham, N.S., Damian-Serrano, A. and Jesmer, B.R., 2022. Evolutionary causes and consequences of ungulate migration. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(7), pp.998-1006.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Moschus moschiferus	Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Moschus moschiferus	Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Moschus moschiferus	Freudenthal, M. and Martín-Suárez, E., 2013. Estimating body mass of fossil rodents. Scripta Geologica, 145, pp.1-513.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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