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The Indian spotted chevrotain (Moschiola indica) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae. It is native to India and possibly Nepal. It lives in rainforests and is nocturnal. [1] It has a body length of 57.5 cm (22.6 in) with a 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long tail length and weighs around 3 kg (6.6 lb).
[8] [9] With an average length of 45 cm (18 in) and an average height of 30 cm (12 in), the Java mouse-deer is the smallest surviving ungulate (hoofed) mammal, as well as the smallest artiodactyl (even-toed ungulate). [8] Despite their common name of "mouse deer", they are not closely related to true deer.
I most wanted to see the little-known mouse deer, antler-less but fanged, with striking white stripes and spots. ... The Indian wild dog or dhole is a forest dog which hunts in packs, all the ...
Moschiola, the spotted chevrotains, are a genus of small even-toed ungulates in the family Tragulidae.They are found in forests in India, Sri Lanka and perhaps Nepal, and have pale-spotted or -striped upperparts unlike the other Asian members of the family, the mouse-deer of the genus Tragulus.
Today, the name is increasingly restricted to the Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain or white-spotted chevrotain, with the Indian spotted chevrotain M. indica [1] and/or the yellow-striped chevrotain M. kathygre treated as distinct species. In Sri Lanka, this species is found in the dry zone and is replaced in the wet zone by the yellow-striped ...
A tiny deer-like species not seen by scientists for nearly 30 years has been photographed in a forest in southern Vietnam, a conservation group said Tuesday. Images of the silver-backed chevrotain ...
Keepers at Marwell Zoo in Hampshire say the rare Javan chevrotain mouse deer calf is doing well. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Tragulus is a genus of even-toed ungulates in the family Tragulidae that are known as mouse-deer. [1] In Ancient Greek τράγος ( tragos ) means a male goat , [ 2 ] while the Latin diminutive –ulus means 'tiny'.