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The Kashmir stag, also called hangul (Kashmiri pronunciation:), is a subspecies of Central Asian red deer endemic to Kashmir and surrounding areas. It is found in dense riverine forests in the valleys and mountains of Jammu and Kashmir and northern Himachal Pradesh .
The Kashmir musk deer (Moschus cupreus) is an endangered species of musk deer native to Afghanistan, India, Nepal [2] and Pakistan. It was originally described as a subspecies to the alpine musk deer, but is now classified as a separate species. It stands at 60 cm (24 in) tall, and only males have tusks which they use during mating season to ...
Musk deer resemble small deer, with a stocky build and hind legs longer than their front legs. They are about 80 to 100 cm (31 to 39 in) long, 50 to 70 cm (20 to 28 in) high at the shoulder, and weigh between 7 and 17 kg (15 and 37 lb). The feet of musk deer are adapted for climbing in rough terrain.
The Central Asian red deer group appears to have genetically diverged from the European red deer group during the Chibanian period between 770,000 and 126,000 years ago. [ 12 ] The first phylogenetic analysis using hair samples of the deer population in Dachigam National Park in Jammu and Kashmir was published in 2015.
Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) (Hodgson, 1839) [48] Black musk deer (Moschus fuscus) Li, 1981 [49] Himalayan musk deer (Moschus leucogaster) Kashmir musk deer (Moschus cupreus) Chital male with two females in Kanha National Park
The rusa deer is often found in small groups or pairs, although males are often seen alone. [8] When alarmed, a rusa stag lets out an extremely loud honk. This is an alarm call and alerts any other deer in the vicinity. [citation needed] As with other deer species, Javan rusa mainly feed on grass, leaves, and fallen fruit.
The Kashmiri Pandits, the only Hindus of the Kashmir valley, who had stably constituted approximately 4 to 5% of the population of the valley during Dogra rule (1846–1947), and 20% of whom had left the Kashmir valley to other parts of India in the 1950s, [68] underwent a complete exodus in the 1990s due to the Kashmir insurgency. According to ...
Sambar, Indian sambar-deer, Malayan sambar Most of the temperate, subtropical & tropical Indian subcontinent south of the Himalayas (incl. Bangladesh , Nepal , Sri Lanka ), mainland Southeast Asia (incl. Cambodia , Laos , Malaysian mainland , Myanmar , edges of Singapore , Thailand , Vietnam ), Brunei , Indonesia ( Borneo , Sumatra ), southern ...