The Kanchil or Lesser Mouse Deer (Tragulus javanicus) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the Tragulidae family. It is around the size of a rabbit. It is found in Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is the smallest hooved animal in the world.
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Species: | T. javanicus
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Tragulus javanicus (Osbeck, 1765)
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Source
- Deer Specialist Group 1996. Tragulus javanicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.