The largest of the musk deer. Body length 80 ~ 90cm, shoulder height 55cm, body weight 10 ~ 15kg. Tip of nose glabrous, black. The whole body assumes the sand flaxen. Adults with faint spots on the back, neck kiss is not obvious, hip and back color. It mainly inhabits Alpine meadow, shrub or forest edge bare rock mountain at 2000 ~ 4500m above sea level. The highest recorded elevation is 5050m. He's a loner. He works alone. It mainly feeds on the leaves, stems, flowers and seeds of Salix, Rhododendron and Polygonum viviparum. Species are recorded in the literature and smaller populations are kept.