Editing Muskox (section)

=== Extant relatives ===

The muskox is in the subtribe [[Ovibovina]] (or tribe Ovibovini) in the tribe [[Caprinae|Caprini]] (or subfamily Caprinae) of the subfamily [[Antilopinae]] in the family Bovidae. It is therefore more closely related to [[Domestic sheep|sheep]] and [[goat]]s than to [[ox]]en; it is placed in its own genus, ''Ovibos'' ([[Latin]]: "sheep-ox"). It is one of the two largest [[extant taxon|extant]] members of the caprines, along with the similarly sized [[Takin|Takin ''Budorcas'']].<ref name="Burnie">{{cite book|editor=Burnie D |editor2= Wilson DE |title= Animal: The Definitive Visual Guide to the World's Wildlife|publisher= DK Adult |year=2005 |isbn=0-7894-7764-5}}</ref> While the takin and muskox were once considered possibly closely related, the takin lacks common ovibovine features, such as the muskox's specialized horn morphology, and genetic analysis shows that their lineages actually separated early in caprine evolution. Instead, the muskox's closest living relatives appear to be the [[goral]]s of the genus ''[[Naemorhedus]]'', nowadays common in many countries of central and east Asia. The vague similarity between takin and muskox is therefore an example of [[convergent evolution]].<ref name="Lent1999">{{cite book |first=Peter C. |last=Lent |title=Muskoxen and Their Hunters: A History |url={{GBurl |id=KE2z-QFjj8kC}}|access-date= 2013-08-25|year= 1999|publisher=University of Oklahoma Press|isbn=0-8061-3170-5}}</ref>