for the musk gland , it is used in perfumes and traditional medicines
Dwarf Musk Deer was created in 1929.
Black Musk Deer was created in 1981.
Alpine Musk Deer was created in 1839.
Siberian Musk Deer was created in 1758.
There are more than just one species of Musk Deer. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Endangered Species List, all subspecies of the Musk Deer, are listed as "endangered". While the IUCN Red List, has them listed with a slight difference. According to the IUCN Red List, the subspecies of Musk Deer are as follows: * Alpine Musk Deer--Endangered Species * Siberian Musk Deer--Vulnerable Species * Black Musk Deer--Endangered Species * Anhui Musk Deer--Endangered Species * Kashmir Musk Deer--Endangered Species * White-bellied Musk Deer--Endangered Species For more details, please see sites listed below.
MUSK DEER eat plants,grass,and moss but in the winter they eat twigs and linchen. Musk deer are herbivores.
its musk is used for perfumes.
Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary was created in 1986.
K. K. Flerov has written: 'Musk deer and deer' -- subject(s): Deer, Mammals, Musk deer, Musk-deer 'Fauna of the U.S.S.R., mammals' -- subject(s): Artiodactyla, Mammals
I don't know that there is such a thing as the "musk family." The origins and most common source of musk oil are from the male Musk Deer. Other animals can be a source of musk oil: the muskrat, the musk ox, and the musk duck are a few.
There are several types of musk deer, and they differ slightly and range broadly. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on the musk deer, and the four different types can be linked from there.