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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 ]
Fanged deer may refer to deer with downward-pointing canine teeth or tusks. Kashmir musk deer, a fanged deer in Afghanistan Musk deer in general, inhabiting South Asia, East Asia, and Siberia; Water chevrotain, a small nocturnal mouse-deer in western Africa; Water deer, a true deer native to China and Korea.
The Vietnam mouse-deer (Tragulus versicolor), also known as the silver-backed chevrotain, is an even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae known only from Vietnam. It was first described in 1910 by British zoologist Oldfield Thomas , who procured four specimens from Nha Trang in Annam .
An elusive fanged deer was recently spotted for the first time in more than 60 years. It's called the Kashmir musk deer and only the males have fangs. A research team spotted the endangered deer ...
When they arrived, the deer was just standing there, staring off into the distance, they said. Colerain Township police were called for the report of a deer on the side of the road. When they ...
Williamson's mouse-deer (Tragulus williamsoni) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae. It is found in Thailand , and possibly in China . The species is named after the collector Walter James Franklin Williamson .
Here's something that's sure to ruin a romantic walk on the beach. A scary looking fish washed ashore in North Carolina last week, and it was still alive.
The meat is considered a delicacy on the islands, and the skin is also used to make leather. Although no true estimates of the Philippine mouse-deer population have been made to date, they are assumed to be declining in numbers. Hunters have commented that the mouse-deer is becoming harder to find. The biggest reason for decline is habitat loss ...