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Alpine musk deer
Species of musk deer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) is a musk deer species native to the eastern Himalayas in Nepal, Bhutan and India to the highlands of Tibet.[1]
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Alpine musk deer | |
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Illustration of an Alpine musk deer | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Moschidae |
Genus: | Moschus |
Species: | M. chrysogaster |
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Moschus chrysogaster Hodgson, 1839 | |
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The Alpine musk deer recorded in the Himalayan foothills is now considered a separate species, the Himalayan musk deer.[3]
It is the state animal of Uttarakhand.[4]