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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

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    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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