Sahyangno Pavilion

Basic information

Designation

Natural Monument No.216

Category

동식물

Designated year

1968

Location

., 기타— 기타 전국일원

Coordinates

38.226145, 128.073806Kakao address conversion

This English description was machine-translated and may contain inaccuracies. Refer to the original Korean text for details.

The musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) is called a musk deer because males possess a scent gland between the navel and genitalia, and possess the unique characteristic among mammals of secreting musk. Its body length is 65-87 cm, shoulder height is 75-105 cm, and body weight is 7-17 kg. Its front legs are shorter than its hind legs, creating a body form that is lower in front and higher in back. It has large ears, large eyes, and hairless, smooth skin around the nose. Its tail is very short. Its hooves are narrow and long, well-suited to digging into soft ground. Generally solitary, most form habitats around bedrock, avoiding vertical cliffs, within which they exhibit regular home range behavior. Its diet consists of herbaceous plants, tree bark, tree shoots, and mosses. On the IUCN Red List it is classified as Vulnerable (VU).

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