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In this study, we described the complete mitochondrial genome of Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) from China. It has a circular genome of 16,352 bp (GeneBank number: MK697349) with a higher A + T content of 62.06%, including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes (12S rRNA and 16S rRNA), and 1 control region (D-loop), which was similar to typical vertebrate mitochondrial DNA. The phylogenetic analysis indicated that our sequence clustered with two Alpine musk deer subspecies from Sichuan, China. The results could provide more molecular information to support the conservation and genetic resources of Alpine musk deer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The complete mitochondrial genome of Chinese serow (Capricornis milneedwardsii) has been described. It is a circular genome of 16,441 bp with a higher A + T content of 60.25%. By reconstructing a Maximum-likelihood (ML) phylogenetic tree, we found that our sample is more closely related to a C. sumatraensis individual from Cambodia (FJ207534) than a Chinese serow individual (KF856568) from closer geographic distance. Therefore, we speculate that our Chinese serow may be a subspecies of C. sumatraensis, and there may be glacial refugia in western Sichuan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The blue sheep (Pseudois nayaur) belongs to the subfamily Caprinae. Here, we report the complete mitochondrial genome of a blue sheep subspecies (Pseudois nayaur szechuanensis) from Gongga Mountains of Sichuan, China. The genome (GenBank accession number MH719216) has a length of 16,664 bp and exhibits the typical structure of mammalian mitochondrial genomes. Phylogenetically, the newly generated mitochondrial genome is nested within the genus Pseudois group and formed a strongly supported (100% bootstrap) sister lineage to the previously reported P. n. szechuanensis (GenBank accession number, KJ784494). These results provide more molecular data for the genetic diversity conservation of this rare species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]