Musk deer (musk deer)

Japanese: ジャコウジカ(麝香鹿) - ジャコウジカ（英語表記）musk‐deer

It has primitive characteristics of the extant Musk Deer family, and both sexes lack horns. Instead, the upper canines of males develop into fangs. Males also have musk glands on their lower abdomen, and use these secretions and feces to periodically mark their territory. Body length is about 90 cm, tail length is 5 cm, and body weight is 9 to 11 kg. Body color ranges from yellowish gray to dark brown. The Siberian Musk Deer ( Moschus moschiferus ) and the Pygmy Musk Deer (M. berezovskii) , which are found from Central Asia to China and the Korean Peninsula, live in forests at altitudes of 1,500 to 3,000 meters, while the Mountain Musk Deer (M. chrysogaster ) of the Himalayas and Tibet live above the tree line.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

現生の偶蹄目ジャコウジカ科の原始的な特徴を備え，雌雄ともに角がなく，代りに，雄では上の犬歯がきば状に発達する。また，雄は下腹部に麝香（じやこう）腺をもち，この分泌物と糞を使ってなわばり内を定期的に標識する。体長約90cm，尾長5cm，体重9～11kg。体色は黄灰色から暗褐色。中央アジアから中国，朝鮮半島にかけて分布するシベリアジャコウジカMoschus moschiferus（イラスト），コビトジャコウジカM.berezovskiiは，標高1500～3000mの森林にすみ，ヒマラヤやチベットのヤマジャコウジカM.chrysogasterは森林限界よりも上にすむ。

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