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Bookmark or Share- Mouse-Deer (Chevrotain) Animal Facts | Tragulidae - A-Z AnimalsShare on: The mouse-deer (also called the chevrotain) is a small, nocturnal mammal found in Southeast Asia’s forests. They are shy and elusive animals, and very little is known about them. It is the smallest hoofed mammal in the world, and it gets its name from its resemblance to mice and deer.
- ADW: Tragulus javanicus: INFORMATIONrainforest. Physical Description. Tragulus javanicus, or lesser Malay mouse deer, do not have antlers or horns. Instead, adult males have elongated, tusk-like upper canines (Nowak and Paradiso, 1983). These canines protrude from the side of the mouth. Females lack these canines.
- Chevrotain - WikipediaChevrotains, 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]
- Meet the Chevrotain, the Small and Secretive Mouse Deer - TreehuggerThe mouse deer. Or the pig deer. Or the little goat. Whatever you call the chevrotain, this is a truly distinct (and tiny!) ungulate. With a round, bunny-like body placed atop piglet-like...
- 9 Incredible Chevrotain (Mouse-Deer) Facts - Fact AnimalKnown commonly as the mouse deer, this is neither a deer nor a mouse, but a fanged, ancient mammal that’s so elusive, that’s about all we know of the chevrotain. Chevrotain Facts Overview. There are at least ten extant species of chevrotain, though they used to be common worldwide.
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