Desmana moschata (Linnaeus 1758)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Soricomorpha, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 220-311 : 303

Desmana moschata (Linnaeus 1758)

[Castor] moschata Linnaeus 1758 , Syst. Nat., 10th ed., Vol. 1: 59.

Type Locality: "Habitat in Russiae aquosis." .

Vernacular Names: Desman.

Synonyms: Desmana moschatus Linnaeus 1958 ; Desmana moscovitica (Geoffroy 1811) .

Distribution: Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan; Don, Volga, and Ural Rivers and their tributaries; introduced into Tachan and Tartas Rivers (Ob basin) and Dnepr River. Almost extinct in Belarus.

Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable.

Discussion: Borodin (1963), Barabash-Nikiforov (1968, 1975), Khakhin and Ivanov (1990), and Queiroz et al. (1996) reviewed the morphology, distribution and ecology of the species. Dental formula discussed by Kawada et al. (2002 c).