---
title: "Boi-almiscarado"
description: "Ovibos moschatus — Mamíferos. The muskox (Ovibos moschatus) is a hoofed mammal of the family Bovidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/muskox
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Boi-almiscarado

> Ovibos moschatus — Mamíferos. The muskox (Ovibos moschatus) is a hoofed mammal of the family Bovidae.

- Scientific name: *Ovibos moschatus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `arctic` (Ártico)
- iNaturalist observations: 2495
- Wikidata: [Q184004](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q184004)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42412](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42412)

## Names

- en: Muskox
- de: Moschusochse
- es: Buey almizclero
- fr: Boeuf musqué
- nl: Muskusos
- pt: Boi-almiscarado
- pl: Piżmowół arktyczny

## Countries with the most observations

US (675), GL (455), CA (431), NO (381), RU (77), SE (3)

## Summary

The muskox (Ovibos moschatus) is a hoofed mammal of the family Bovidae. Native to the Arctic, it is noted for its thick coat and for the strong odor emitted by males during the seasonal rut, from which its name derives. This musky odor has the effect of attracting females during mating season. Its Inuktitut name umingmak translates to "the bearded one".
Its Woods Cree names mâthi-môs and mâthi-mostos translate to "ugly moose" and "ugly bison", respectively. In historic times, muskoxen primarily lived in Greenland and the Canadian Arctic of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut. They were formerly present in Eurasia…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muskox

## Photo

![Boi-almiscarado](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/muskox/medium.jpg)

Photo: steve b · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/135090513

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/muskox?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).