White-bellied musk deer
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The white-bellied musk deer or Himalayan musk deer (Moschus leucogaster) is a musk deer species occurring in the Himalayas of Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pakistan and China. It is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List because of overexploitation resulting in a probable serious population decline.[1]
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White-bellied musk deer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Moschidae |
Genus: | Moschus |
Species: | M. leucogaster |
Binomial name | |
Moschus leucogaster Hodgson, 1839 | |
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It was previously considered a subspecies of the Alpine musk deer, but was separated on the basis of different skull proportions.[2]