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government is doing noithing to save musk deer
The White-bellied or Himalayan Musk Deer (Moschus leucogaster) is the provincial animal of Uttarakhand, Republic of India.
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for the musk gland , it is used in perfumes and traditional medicines
Dwarf Musk Deer was created in 1929.
Black Musk Deer was created in 1981.
Alpine Musk Deer was created in 1839.
Siberian Musk Deer was created in 1758.
The wildlife of Mount Annapurna includes musk deer, wild yak, red panda, snow leopard, and Himalayan black bear. Other animals such as Himalayan thars, deer, langur monkeys, hares, mountain foxes, martens, and Himalayan wolves are found there but their numbers are not very large and visitors may not be able to see them.
There are more than just one species of Musk Deer. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Endangered Species List, all subspecies of the Musk Deer, are listed as "endangered". While the IUCN Red List, has them listed with a slight difference. According to the IUCN Red List, the subspecies of Musk Deer are as follows: * Alpine Musk Deer--Endangered Species * Siberian Musk Deer--Vulnerable Species * Black Musk Deer--Endangered Species * Anhui Musk Deer--Endangered Species * Kashmir Musk Deer--Endangered Species * White-bellied Musk Deer--Endangered Species For more details, please see sites listed below.
MUSK DEER eat plants,grass,and moss but in the winter they eat twigs and linchen. Musk deer are herbivores.
its musk is used for perfumes.