Moschus chrysogaster
| Alpine musk deer | |
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| A female Alpine musk deer | |
| Scientific classification | |
| 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 (Moschus chrysogaster) is a musk deer species native to the eastern Himalayas in Nepal, Bhutan and India to the highlands of central China.
Two subspecies are recognized:
The Alpine musk deer recorded in the Himalayan foothills is now considered a separate species, the Himalayan musk deer.
It is the state animal of Uttarakhand.
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