Black Musk Deer was created in 1981.
Dwarf Musk Deer was created in 1929.
Alpine Musk Deer was created in 1839.
Siberian Musk Deer was created in 1758.
Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary was created in 1986.
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.
The black musk deer are very rare. There is approximately 40,000 to 80,000 of the deer left in the entire world.
for the musk gland , it is used in perfumes and traditional medicines
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.
K. K. Flerov has written: 'Musk deer and deer' -- subject(s): Deer, Mammals, Musk deer, Musk-deer 'Fauna of the U.S.S.R., mammals' -- subject(s): Artiodactyla, Mammals
I don't know that there is such a thing as the "musk family." The origins and most common source of musk oil are from the male Musk Deer. Other animals can be a source of musk oil: the muskrat, the musk ox, and the musk duck are a few.
There are several types of musk deer, and they differ slightly and range broadly. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on the musk deer, and the four different types can be linked from there.