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musk ox

species of bovid from the Arctic, known for its thick coat of hair and strong odor
Taxon taxon Q184004
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musk ox

Summary

musk ox is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,804 views/month, #566 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • musk ox's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • musk ox is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • musk ox's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • musk ox belongs to the parent taxon Ovibos[6].
  • musk ox's scientific name is Ovibos moschatus[7].
  • musk ox's Commons category is recorded as Ovibos moschatus[8].
  • musk ox began on -200000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • musk ox's Commons gallery is recorded as Ovibos moschatus[10].
  • musk ox's main food source is recorded as Poaceae[11].
  • musk ox's main food source is recorded as Salix arctica[12].
  • musk ox's main food source is recorded as woody plant[13].
  • musk ox's main food source is recorded as lichen[14].
  • musk ox's main food source is recorded as moss[15].
  • musk ox's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • musk ox's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[17].
  • musk ox's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18].
  • musk ox's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19].
  • musk ox's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[20].
  • musk ox's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[21].
  • musk ox's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • musk ox's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23].
  • musk ox's original combination is recorded as Bos moschatus[24].
  • musk ox's this taxon is source of is recorded as qiviut[25].
  • musk ox's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'O. moschatus'}[26].
  • musk ox is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Muskox'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, musk ox is Ovibos moschatus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Ovibos[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Muskox'}[27], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Musk Ox'}[28], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Moschusochse'}[29], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'piżmowół arktyczny'}[30], {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'wół piżmowy'}[31], and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'moskusfe'}[32].

Identifiers

musk ox's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42412[33]. musk ox's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37176[34]. musk ox's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328656[35]. musk ox's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441108[36]. musk ox's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180708[37].

Why It Matters

musk ox ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,804 views/month, #566 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [34] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [37] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [35] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [36] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . encyklopedia.pwn.pl. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · TadejM · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Muskox'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Musk Ox'}, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Moschusochse'} +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: moškatno govedo"
  2. 21d ago · TadejM · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Muskox'}, {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Musk Ox'}, {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Moschusochse'} +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: muškatno govedo"
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