Alpine musk deer

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Kingdom Animalia Order Artiodactyla Genus Moschus Higher classification Musk deer		Phylum Chordata Family Moschidae Scientific name Moschus chrysogaster Rank Species

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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 central China.

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Two subspecies are recognized:

M. c. chrysogaster – Southern Tibet, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Nepal and Bhutan

M. c. sifanicus – Qinghai, Gansu, Ningxia, western Sichuan, and northwestern Yunnan

The Alpine musk deer recorded in the Himalayan foothills is now considered a separate species, the Himalayan musk deer.

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Moschus chrysogaster is the state animal of Uttarakhand.

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References

Alpine musk deer Wikipedia

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