Kashmir Musk Deer

Kashmir Musk Deer
Kashmir Musk Deer
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetartiodactyla
Family: Moschidae
Genus: Moschus
Species: M. cupreus
Binomial name
Moschus cupreus
Grubb, 1982 [1]

The Kashmir Muskdeer (Moschus cupreus) is an endangered species of musk deer native to Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan. This species was originally described as a subspecies to the Alpine Musk Deer, but is now classified as a separate species.

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