What is Musk deer?
{{Taxobox | name = Musk deer | image = Moschustier.jpg | image_width = 250px | image_caption = ''[[Moschus moschiferus]]'' | regnum = [[Animal]]ia | phylum = [[Chordata]] | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Artiodactyla]] | familia = '''Moschidae''' | familia_authority = ([[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1821) | genus = '''''Moschus''''' | genus_authority = ([[Linnaeus]], 1758) }} [[Image: Porte musc Profil 2.jpg|thumb|upright 1.2| Skull]] '''Musk deer''' are a group of [[even-toed ungulate]] [[mammal]]s. They form the [[family (biology)|family]] Moschidae. There is only one [[genus]] in Moschidae, ''Moschus''.<ref name=ADW>{{cite web|url=https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Moschidae/|accessdate=July 20, 2021|title=Moschidae|website=[[Animal Diversity Web]] }}</ref> There are five [[species]] of musk deer, and they are all very similar. Musk deer are not [[deer|true deer]], and are classed in a different [[family (biology)|family]]. Unlike other deer, musk deer do not grow [[antlers]]. Instead, they have large [[canine teeth]] that reach down from the mouth. The Musk deer emits a particular odor which gives it its name. ==Taxonomy== * Family ''Moschidae''<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> ** [[Himalayan musk deer]] (''Moschus leucogaster'') **[[Alpine musk deer]] (''Moschus chrysogaster'') ** [[Siberian musk deer]] (''Moschus moschiferus'') ** [[Black musk deer]] (''Moschus fuscus'') ** [[Dwarf musk deer]] (''Moschus berezovskii'') **[[Kashmir musk deer]] (''Moschus cupreus'') ==Appearance== Musk deer are about 90 [[centimeter|centimeters]] long and about 60 centimeters high with a tail length of 4-6 centimeters. They weigh about 10 [[kilogram|k