[The taxonomy of the musk deer (Artiodactyla, Mammalia)].

The results of multiyear studies (1976-1996) of musk deer taxonomy and the published data were generalized. Two groups of subspecies were isolated on the basis of statistical analysis of 13 linear measurements and six indices in 388 skulls from different parts of the range. Group "sibirica" includes four subspecies: Siberian Moschus moschiferus moschiferus F., Verkhoyansk M. moschiferus articticus F., Far-Eastern M. moschiferus turowi Zal., and Sakhalin M. moschiferus sachalinensis F. Group "himalaica" contains three subspecies: Korean M. moschiferus parvipes Hol., Chinese M. moschiferus chrysogaster H., and Himalayan Moschus moschiferus leucogaster H.