Java Mouse-deer
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Tragulus javanicus (Osbeck, 1765) |
The Java Mouse-deer (Tragulus javanicus) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the Tragulidae family. At full grown it is about 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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- Deer Specialist Group 1996. Tragulus javanicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007.
- Mammal Species of the World