Ovibos moschatus

Ovibos moschatus 

[Scientific classification]

Kingdom: Animal
Division: Chordata
Grade: mammals
Rank: Hfieat fingers
Family: bovids
Subfamily: Caprinae
Gender: Ovibos
Blainville, 1816
Type: O. moschatus



Musk ox is known scientifically as Ovibos moschatus, a mammal of the family of bovids and rank Artiodactyla exist in Greenland and northern parts of the arid North America. A large animal head, short neck, two horns Aarban at the base Anhanian up the length of his head and body about 250 cm, and height of the shoulder around 150 cm, and weighs about 300 kg, his coat thick and long, color dark brown, called the musk ox as it is characterized by smell Almskih. This animal is active during the day, and live in herds led by a male and one or more of the dominant male, fed Sindr summer leaves and willow short while the algae is fed in winter and gray hair old man, and roots.