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The Muskox, Ovibos moschatus, is an Arctic bovine native to areas of Northern Canada and Greenland.

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The Muskox, Ovibos moschatus, is an Arctic bovine native to areas of Northern Canada and Greenland.

Muskox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The muskox is an Arctic mammal of the family Bovidae, noted for its thick coat and for the strong odor emitted during the seasonal rut by males, from which its name derives.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskox
ADW: Muskox - Ovibos moschatus
Many of the physical characteristics of O. moschatus can be attributed to arctic adaptations. Musk oxen have barrel-shaped bodies with short legs, and their entire bodies are covered with fur except for the small area between the nostrils and lips
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ovibos_moschatus/
Muskox - Ovibos moschatus - ARKive
Learn more about the Muskox - with amazing Muskox videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/muskox/ovibos-moschatus/
Musk Ox - AnimalCorner
The Musk Ox (Ovibos moschatus) are large cattle-like animals that are part of the Bovidae family. They can be found on the treeless tundra from Alaska east through northern Canada to Greenland.
https://animalcorner.co.uk/animals/musk-ox/
Musk-Oxen - National Geographic
Learn all you wanted to know about musk-oxen with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/musk-ox
Musk Ox - Mammal - Britannica
Musk oxÂ (Ovibos moschatus),Â plural musk oxen,Â shaggy-haired Arctic ruminant of the family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla). Musk oxen are stocky mammals with large heads, short necks, and short, stout legs.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/musk-ox
Ovibos moschatus (Muskox, Musk Ox)
Find population statistics and information on the Muskox from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/29684/0
Muskox - Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve
The ancestors of the muskox probably crossed the Bering Land Bridge from Asia to North America 100,000 to 150,000 years ago. During the massive continental glaciations that followed, these animals retreated to a few areas that remained free of ice in northern Canada and Greenland.
https://www.nps.gov/gaar/learn/nature/muskox.htm
Muskox, Wildlife Species Information
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Muskox information.
http://www.fws.gov/species/species_accounts/bio_musk.html

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Muskox Temporal range: 0.2–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Middle Pleistocene – Holocene

in Dovrefjell National park, Norway
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Secure (NatureServe)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Caprinae
Tribe:	Ovibovini
Genus:	Ovibos Blainville, 1816^[3]
Species:	O. moschatus
Binomial name
*Ovibos moschatus* ( Zimmermann, 1780)

Range map: blue indicates areas where muskox reintroduction has been attempted in the 20th century; red indicates the previous established range.
Synonyms^[7]
Generic: Bosovis Kowarzik, 1911^[4] Specific: Bos moschatus Zimmermann, 1780^[5] Bosovis moschatus (Zimmermann, 1780) Kowarzik, 1911 Ovibos pallantis Hamilton-Smith, 1827^[6]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Muskox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The muskox is an Arctic mammal of the family Bovidae, noted for its thick coat and for the strong odor emitted during the seasonal rut by males, from which its name derives.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskox
ADW: Muskox - Ovibos moschatus
Many of the physical characteristics of O. moschatus can be attributed to arctic adaptations. Musk oxen have barrel-shaped bodies with short legs, and their entire bodies are covered with fur except for the small area between the nostrils and lips
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ovibos_moschatus/
Muskox - Ovibos moschatus - ARKive
Learn more about the Muskox - with amazing Muskox videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/muskox/ovibos-moschatus/
Musk Ox - AnimalCorner
The Musk Ox (Ovibos moschatus) are large cattle-like animals that are part of the Bovidae family. They can be found on the treeless tundra from Alaska east through northern Canada to Greenland.
https://animalcorner.co.uk/animals/musk-ox/
Musk-Oxen - National Geographic
Learn all you wanted to know about musk-oxen with pictures, videos, photos, facts, and news from National Geographic.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/musk-ox
Musk Ox - Mammal - Britannica
Musk oxÂ (Ovibos moschatus),Â plural musk oxen,Â shaggy-haired Arctic ruminant of the family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla). Musk oxen are stocky mammals with large heads, short necks, and short, stout legs.
http://www.britannica.com/animal/musk-ox
Ovibos moschatus (Muskox, Musk Ox)
Find population statistics and information on the Muskox from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/29684/0
Muskox - Gates Of The Arctic National Park & Preserve
The ancestors of the muskox probably crossed the Bering Land Bridge from Asia to North America 100,000 to 150,000 years ago. During the massive continental glaciations that followed, these animals retreated to a few areas that remained free of ice in northern Canada and Greenland.
https://www.nps.gov/gaar/learn/nature/muskox.htm
Muskox, Wildlife Species Information
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Muskox information.
http://www.fws.gov/species/species_accounts/bio_musk.html

Muskox Temporal range: 0.2–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Middle Pleistocene – Holocene

in Dovrefjell National park, Norway
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Secure (NatureServe)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Bovidae
Subfamily:	Caprinae
Tribe:	Ovibovini
Genus:	Ovibos Blainville, 1816^[3]
Species:	O. moschatus
Binomial name
*Ovibos moschatus* ( Zimmermann, 1780)

Range map: blue indicates areas where muskox reintroduction has been attempted in the 20th century; red indicates the previous established range.
Synonyms^[7]
Generic: Bosovis Kowarzik, 1911^[4] Specific: Bos moschatus Zimmermann, 1780^[5] Bosovis moschatus (Zimmermann, 1780) Kowarzik, 1911 Ovibos pallantis Hamilton-Smith, 1827^[6]

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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