Mammals · Artiodactyla · Bovidae
Ovibos moschatus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Despite its cattle-like appearance, it is more closely related genetically to sheep and goats than to cattle. Faced with a threat it forms a distinctive defensive circle, adults facing outwards and calves protected in the centre.
Weight
140 kg – 410 kg
Size
1.9 m – 2.5 m
Life expectancy
17 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Herd
Lives in large groups as a strategy against predators.
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Sources consulted: AnAge · Animal Diversity Web · Dimensions.com · PMC · Wildlife Vagabond · A-Z Animals · PBS Nature · AnimalHub · National Geographic
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Muskox — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about muskox.
