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Lesser Mouse Deer
Tragulus javanicus |
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Mammalia |
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| Order |
Artiodactyla |
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| Distribution |
Indochina to Java, Borneo
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| Habitat |
Forest |
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| Behaviour |
Terrestrial. These small animals, although deer-like in appearance, are not deer at all. The name "chevrotain" refers to their diminutive size. The Lesser Mouse Deer is the world's smallest hoofed mammal with a weight of merely two kilograms. They have no horns but both jaws have canine teeth while in males, the upper canines are enlarged into small tusks. |
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| Diet |
Fallen fruit, fungi and foliage. |
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