Kashmir Musk Deer | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Cetartiodactyla |
Family: | Moschidae |
Genus: | Moschus |
Species: | M. cupreus |
Binomial name | |
Moschus cupreus Grubb, 1982 [1] |
The Kashmir Muskdeer (Moschus cupreus) is an endangered species of musk deer native to Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan. This species was originally described as a subspecies to the Alpine Musk Deer, but is now classified as a separate species.