musk ox
species of bovid from the Arctic, known for its thick coat of hair and strong odor
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Summary
musk ox is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.29% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,091 views/month, #566 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Ovibos[5]
- Taxon name: Ovibos moschatus[6]
- Commons category: Ovibos moschatus[7]
- Temporal range start: Pleistocene[8]
- Start time: -200000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ovibos moschatus[10]
- Commons gallery: Ovibos moschatus[11]
- Main food source: Poaceae[12], Salix arctica[13], woody plant[14], lichen[15], moss[16]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[17], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], New International Encyclopedia[21], The New Student's Reference Work[22], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24]
- Original combination: Bos moschatus[25]
- This taxon is source of: qiviut[26]
- Short name: O. moschatus[27]
- Taxon common name: Muskox[28], Musk Ox[29], Moschusochse[30], piżmowół arktyczny[31], wół piżmowy[32], moskusfe[33], güe almizcleru[34], bœuf musqué[35], moškatno govedo[36]
- Gestation period: 8.5 month[37]
- Longest observed lifespan: 27.4 years[38]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[39]
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Identifiers
musk ox's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42412[40]. musk ox's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 37176[41]. musk ox's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 328656[42]. musk ox's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441108[43]. musk ox's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180708[44].
Why It Matters
musk ox has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]