What is Alpine musk deer?
{{Speciesbox | image =Moschus chrysogaster.jpg | status = EN | status_ref =<ref name=IUCN>{{cite IUCN |url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/13895/61977139 |publisher=The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species |title=Alpine Muskdeer: ''Moschus chrysogaster'' |author1=Harris, R. |year=2016 |accessdate=July 21, 2021 |volume= 2016 |page=e.T13895A61977139 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T13895A61977139.en}}</ref> | status_system = IUCN3.1 | taxon = Moschus chrysogaster | authority = | range_map = |synonyms= | synonyms_ref= }} The '''Alpine musk deer''' (''Moschus chrysogaster'') is a [[deer]] that lives in Central [[Asia]].<ref name=Kash>{{cite journal|publisher=Nature|journal=Scientific Reports |author1=Paras Bikram Singh|author2= Janak Raj Khatiwada|author3= Pradip Saud |author4= Zhigang Jiang |date=March 20, 2019 |title=mtDNA analysis confirms the endangered Kashmir musk deer extends its range to Nepal |volume=9|issue=1|page=4895|doi=10.1038/s41598-019-41167-4|pmid=30894581|pmc=6426878|bibcode=2019NatSR...9.4895S}}</ref> This species is called endangered on the [[IUCN Red List]] and it is given first-class protection by the government of [[China]].<ref name=C>{{cite news|url=https://news.cgtn.com/news/2021-03-14/Rare-alpine-musk-deer-spotted-in-N-China-YCB77lq9Gg/index.html|accessdate=July 21, 2021|date=March 14, 2021|title=Rare alpine musk deer spotted in N China|publisher=CGTN}}</ref> ==Appearance== The fur of a musk deer is dark brown. They are 0.5 to 0.6 m high and .85 to 1 m long. They weigh 10 to 15&nbsp;kg. They have long ears and short tails, and the male deer have very long canine teeth that look like [[tusk]]s.<ref name=Nepal>{{cite web|publisher=Government of Nepal: Ministry of Forests and Environment, Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation|url=http://dnpwc.gov.np/en/species-detail/70/|accessdate=July 21, 2021|title=Moschus chrysogaster}}</ref> Male musk deer have musk pods that can weigh 30 to 45 g.<ref name=Nepal /> Musk deer can live 12 to 15 years.<ref name=Nepal /> ==Behavior=