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Tragulidae (chevrotains and mouse deer)

Tragulidae
There are four species in this family, and they are found in tropical forests in Asia and Africa. They live in dense vegetation and are very small. They are brown with white spots and stripes. They are primarily herbivores, but will sometimes eat invertebrates and small mammals. They have a four-chambered stomach. They have small heads and delicate legs. The males in this family do not have antlers or horns.

Mouse Deer
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Vulnerable Vulnerable Endangered Endangered Critically Endangered Critically Endangered extinct inthe wild Extinct in the Wild extinct Extinct
Status taken from ICUN Redlist
 
Tragulidae Genera  
button Hyemoschus (water chevrotains)
button Moschiola (chevrotains)

button Tragulus (mouse deer)
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Tragulidae Species Profile images
This family of small deer are found in Africa and Asia. They live in dense vegetation.
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Hyemoschus (water chevrotains)

Water Chevrotain Species Profile images
The water chevrotain is also know as the African chevrotain. It is found in tropical regions of the Africa.
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Water Chevrotain Species Profile images Video
Chevrotains look like a cross between pigs and deer!
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Moschiola (chevrotains)

Tragulus (mouse deer)

Greater Mouse Deer Species Profile images
The greater mouse deer is found in Thailand, Indochina, Sri Lanka, the Malayan Peninsula, and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. The Greater mouse deer is also known as the greater Malayan chevrotain or greater Malayan mouse deer.
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Greater Mouse Deer Species Profile images
The greater mouse deer is 30 inches long, it stands about 13 inches high, and it weighs up to 17.5 pounds.
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Greater Mouse Deer Species Profile images
Mouse deer have a 3-chambered stomach, instead of the 4-chambered stomach that deer have.
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Greater Mouse Deer Species Profile images
Greater mouse deer are nocturnal.
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Lesser Mouse Deer Species Profile images
The lesser mouse deer is also known as the lesser Malay mouse deer
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Water Chevrotain

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