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The '''Kashmir musk deer''' (''Moschus cupreus'') is a [[deer]] that lives in [[India]], [[Afghanistan]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Nepal]].<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|s2cid=84185484}}</ref><ref name=Steph>{{cite journal|author1=Stephane Ostrowski |author2=Haqiq Rahmani|author3=Jan Mohammad Ali|author4=Rita Ali|author5=Peter Zahler |title= Musk deer Moschus cupreus persist in the eastern forests of Afghanistan. |journal=Oryx|date=October 22, 2014|volume=50|issue=2|pages=323–328|publisher=Cambridge University Press| doi= 10.1017/S0030605314000611|s2cid=86387555|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/oryx/article/musk-deer-moschus-cupreus-persist-in-the-eastern-forests-of-afghanistan/60262F87A9DB20D215EB73140C984404|accessdate=July 19, 2021}}</ref>

Like other musk deer, the [[Alpine musk deer]] and [[Himalayan musk deer]], the Kashmir musk deer lives in the [[Himalayan mountains]] and places around those mountains. They are large [[herbivore|plant-eating animals]] that can live in cold places.<ref name=Kash /><ref name=Sixty>{{cite news|title=Kashmir Musk Deer Seen in Afghanistan for First Time in 60 Years|url=http://www.sci-news.com/biology/science-kashmir-musk-deer-afghanistan-02248.html|date=November 2, 2014|publisher=Sci-News|accessdate=July 19, 2021}}</ref>

==Appearance==

The Kashmir musk deer has two large teeth that stick down from its upper [[jaw]] like fangs. The male deer use them to [[sexual selection|fight other male deer]].<ref name=Sixty />

The Kashmir musk deer is .8 to 1 meter long and can weigh as much as 17 kilograms.<ref name=Sixty />

Unlike other musk deer, the Kashmir musk deer has white fur from its chin to its chest and a black spot on its throat. There is light brown fur on the back of its neck. The fur on its back is the color of copper and may have spots. The lower parts of its legs are white, and there are black parts on its upper hind legs and rear end. Its ears are dark gray and white at the ends. It can be different colors at different times of year.<ref name=Kash />

==Behavior==

Kashmir musk deer all leave their [[feces]] in the same place. Scientists call this a [[latrine]] site. They do this to mark their territory, meaning to show other deer that a place belongs to them.<ref name=Kash />

Kashmir musk deer like to look for food where the mountains are steep and rocky. Scientists have seen them 3000-3500 meters above sea level on mountains with [[conifer|pine cone tree]] forests.<ref name=Steph />

==Threats==

Kashmir musk deer are [[endangered species|in danger of dying out]] because human beings hunt them for their fur and their [[musk pod]]s. People use musk pods to make [[perfume]]s and in [[traditional medicine]]s.<ref name=Kash /> In the 21st century, one kilogram of musk pod can pay USD45,000.<ref name=Sixty />

==References==
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[[Category:Deer]]
[[Category:Mammals of Asia]]
[[Category:Symbols of Jammu Kashmir (India)]]

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