Musk sources In this world , there are only five types of animals that produce musk that buck

, cattle , foxes , turtles and mice Muskrat ( Ondatra zibethicus ), not mice like we see at home, lanes and drains, but the size of a large rat . The most popular and best quality male musk deer ( Tonkin musk ) that live in the mountains like the Himalayas in Tibet , of rural China and North India ( Nepal , Assam , Kashmir and Bhutan ) . The others can be found in " Carbadine Musk " buck in Siberia and Central Asian countries . It usually arises in the center and bat -shaped gland buck that grow either in the body and head and have a number of small shells of musk as drawn . The smell of perfume can reach rocky .

Price per kilo musk reached double gold price ( 2 kilos of gold ) in the early 20th century . Price now I'm not sure , because for a kilogram of musk , it takes 30 to 50 tail deer . Imagine how many deer need to be recovered , even more so now barking into animal control and prohibition in the trade under the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna ( CITES ) . However, there is also a illegal trade that could reach millions of dollars .