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Java mouse-deer

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The Java Mouse-deer (Tragulus javanicus)[2] is a species of even-toed ungulate in the Tragulidae family. At maturity it is about the size of a rabbit. It is found in Java.[2] Its natural habitat is tropical moist lowland forests, such as the Tây Nguyên, where it is also eaten as deer and other such mammals are in the United States. [3]

Java Mouse-deer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Family:
Tragulidae
Genus:
Tragulus
Species:
T. javanicus
Binomial name
Tragulus javanicus
(Osbeck, 1765)
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Source

  1. ^ Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of data deficient.
  2. ^ a b "Tragulus javanicus". Mammal Species of the World. Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  3. ^ http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Anthony_Bourdain/Episodes_Travel_Guides/Vietnam_Central_Highlands?fbid=WMxUyKLFSrP
 

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