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Acmispon glaber (previously Lotus scoparius) (common deerweed, deer weed, deervetch, California broom or western bird's-foot trefoil) is a perennial subshrub in the family Fabaceae (pea family). [1] The plant is a pioneer species found in dry areas of California , Arizona , and Mexico .
Pluteus cervinus, commonly known as the deer shield, [1] deer mushroom, or fawn mushroom, [2] is a species of fungus in the order Agaricales. Fruit bodies are agaricoid (mushroom-shaped). Pluteus cervinus is saprotrophic and fruit bodies are found on rotten logs, roots, tree stumps, sawdust, and other wood waste.
A musk pod, obtained from the male musk deer. Deer musk is a substance with a persistent odor, obtained from the caudal glands of the male musk deer.. Although more commonly referred to as "musk", the term itself is often used to describe a wide variety of "musky" substances from other animals such as the African civet ("civet musk") or various synthetic musks whose compound exhibits some ...
While their limbs are perfect for running, their hoof-like claws are great for digging up burrows They can weigh up to 18 lbs . These small creatures live anywhere from deserts to grassy environments
Deer vetch is a common name for several leguminous plants and may refer to certain species in the following genera: Acmispon; Aeschynomene; Lotus
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.
Suitable habitat for the Kashmir musk deer in Afghanistan of about 1,300 km 2 (500 sq mi) in the contiguous Nuristan, Kunar and Laghman Provinces is highly fragmented. [3] Since the Kashmir musk deer is a habitat specialist, it is more susceptible to habitat loss at higher elevations and in an ecosystem with specific resources and vegetation. [4]
Chevrotains, or mouse-deer, are diminutive, even-toed ungulates that make up the family Tragulidae, and are the only living members of the infraorder Tragulina. The 10 extant species are placed in three genera, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] but several species also are known only from fossils . [ 3 ]