Musk deer are artiodacytls of the genus Moschus. Musk deer resemble small deer with a stocky build,and hind legs longer than their front legs.Musk deer are herbivores,living in hilly, forested environments, generally far from human habitation.Like true deer, they eat mainly leaves, flowers and grasses, with some mosses and lichens.Now day musk deer was going endengerd, because in the males gland there was a one substance to produce perfoume and medicne.
SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Order : Mammalia
Sub-order : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Moschidae
Genus : Moschus
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