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SPECIES Moschus cupreus
Author: | Grubb, 1982. | Citation: | Säugetier. Mitt., 30: 133. | Common Name: | Kashmir Musk Deer | Type Locality: | India or Pakistan, "Kashmir (no precise locality)". | Distribution: | Himalayas of India and Pakistan in Kashmir, and N Afghanistan. | Status: | CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered. | Comments: | Originally described as a subspecies of chrysogaster; very similar to leucogaster; Groves et al. (1995) suggested that cupreus might be a separate species. |
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