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Some facts about the
Muskox
Adult weight : 315 kg (693 lbs)
Maximum longevity : 27 years
Female maturity :1096 days
Male maturity : 1278 days
Gestation : 258 days
Weaning : 213 days
Litter size : 1
Litters per year : 1
Interval between litters : 608 days
Weight at birth : 11.46 kg (25.212 lbs)
Muskox
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Caprinae
Species : Ovibos moschatus
The Musk ox, muskox is listed as Least Concern (LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the muskox
A young / baby of a muskox is called a 'calf'. The females are called 'cow' and males 'bull'. A muskox group is called a 'yoke, team, drove, herd or nye'.
Facts about the muskox
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The Musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) is a bovid mammal noted for its thick coat and for the strong odor of the male.
The Musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) is a bovine noted for its thick coat and for the strong odor of the male. (Full text)
The Muskox is closely related to the Takin, found in the Himalayas. (Full text)
The closest living relative of the muskox is the takin, a large goat-like animal which is found in the Himalayas. (Full text)
(Ovibos moschatus wardi)The Greenland muskox is a bit smaller in size than its Barren Ground counterpart. (Full text)
Musk-ox The musk-ox (Ovibos moschatus) is a ruminant animal of the sub-family Caprinae intermediate between an ox and a sheep. (Full text)
Ovibos moschatus is the same muskoxen still found in the artic today (map). (Full text)
Other descriptions of Musk Ox Musk ox Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Family: Bovidae Subfamily: Caprinae Genus: Ovibos Species: moschatus Binomial name Ovibos moschatus (Zimmermann, 1780) The Musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) is a bovine noted for its thick coat and for the strong odor of the male. (Full text)
style="background: pink;" | Binomial name |- style="text-align:center;" |Ovibos Moschatus(Zimmermann, 1780) |} The Musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) is a bovid mammal noted for its thick coat and for the strong odor of the male. (Full text)
MUSK-OX The musk-ox (Ovibos moschatus) is a ruminant animal of the sub-family Caprinae intermediate between an ox and a sheep. (Full text)
The soft brownish underhair of the muskox is called qiviut. (Full text)
(references)Non-English Usage: "Ovibos Moschatus" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. (Full text)
fine undercoat of the muskox is called qiviut (kiv-ee-ute) in the Eskimo language, which is translated as down or underwool. (Full text)
1. musk ox, musk sheep, Ovibos moschatus -- (large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep)musk ox
musk sheep
Ovibos moschatus
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