Moschidae Author Don E. Wilson Author Russell A. Mittermeier text 2011 2011-08-31 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 2 Hoofed Mammals 336 348 book chapter http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5720521 92918ae4-0a1b-4294-862d-e726ecc071d1 978-84-96553-77-4 5720521 Family MOSCHIDAE (MUSK-DEER) • Small, hornless ruminants with hindquarters considerably higher than forequarters, long, rabbit-like, upright ears, long limbs, small tail, and thick, grayish or brownish hairs, standing erect on upperparts of body; male with long, slender, curved upper canines, large glandular sac on belly, and glandulartail. • 70-100 cm. • Palearctic and Indo-Malayan Regions. • Forest and alpine scrub in mountains and hilly country. • 1 genus, 7 species, 13 taxa. • 6 species Endangered, 1 species Vulnerable; none Extinct since 1600.