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Musk deer can refer to any one, or all eight, of the species that make up Moschus, the only extant genus of the family Moschidae. [1] Despite being commonly called deer, they are not true deer belonging to the family Cervidae , but rather their family is closely related to Bovidae , the group that contains antelopes, bovines, sheep, and goats.
The Alpine musk deer is a small deer (40–60 cm tall) with long upper canines that do not hide within the mouth. It is named for having an externally visible musk sac between male testes. Its fangs grow during mating season and are used for sparring with other males. [7] Alpine musk deer have a larger body size compared to other musk deer. [8]
Until the early 21st century, it was believed that the musk deer (family Moschidae) were an adjacent, sister-group to the "true deer" of the family Cervidae (caribou, moose, elk, and roughly 40–50 other species); however, a 2003 phylogenetic study by Alexandre Hassanin (of the National Museum of Natural History, France) and co., based on mitochondrial and nuclear analyses, revealed that ...
The black musk deer has a number of predators. Some studies show that up to 43% of the diet of some lynx may consist of black musk deer. Humans prey on the deer more than all of their natural predators combined. They are caught and killed mainly for their musk glands, which are used as a base for perfumes.
An elusive fanged deer was recently spotted for the first time in more than 60 years. It's called the Kashmir musk deer and only the males have fangs. A research team spotted the endangered deer ...
Articles relating to the musk deer, all seven of the species that make up Moschus, the only extant genus of the family Moschidae.Despite being commonly called deer, they are not true deer belonging to the family Cervidae, but rather their family is closely related to Bovidae, the group that contains antelopes, bovines, sheep, and goats.
A female has one or two young at a time. The young musk deer live off their mother's milk until they are about six months old and able to eat regular foods available in the wild. At 16 to 24 months old, they become sexually mature. [6] [7] Himalayan musk deer can live for up to 10 to 14 years. [citation needed]
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