Back أيل الألب المسكي Arabic ايل الالب المسكى ARZ Nefasesatol (Moschus chrysogaster) AVK Хималайска кабарга Bulgarian Karv-musk Himalaya BR Cérvol mesquer de muntanya Catalan Moschus chrysogaster CEB Gelbbauch-Moschustier German Moschus chrysogaster Spanish Moschus chrysogaster EU
| Alpine musk deer | |
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| Illustration of an Alpine musk deer | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Moschidae |
| Genus: | Moschus |
| Species: | M. chrysogaster
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| Binomial name | |
| Moschus chrysogaster Hodgson, 1839
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The Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) is a musk deer species native to the eastern Himalayas in Nepal, Bhutan and India to the highlands of Tibet.[1]
The Alpine musk deer recorded in the Himalayan foothills is now considered a separate species, the Himalayan musk deer.[3]
It is the state animal of Uttarakhand.[4]
- ^ a b Harris, R. (2016). "Moschus chrysogaster". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T13895A61977139. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13895A61977139.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ Groves, C. P.; Yingxiang, W.; Grubb, P. (1995). "Taxonomy of Musk-Deer, Genus Moschus (Moschidae, Mammalia)". Acta Theriologica Sinica. 15 (3): 181–197.
- ^ "Facts of Uttaranchal". Archived from the original on 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
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