Species of Thailand
Lesser mouse-deer
Tragulus kanchil
Thomas Stamford Raffles, 1821
In Thai: กระจงหนู
The lesser mouse-deer or kanchil (Tragulus kanchil), also known as the lesser Malay chevrotain, is a species of even-toed ungulate in the Tragulidae family. It is found in Indochina, Burma (isthmus of Kra), Brunei, Cambodia, China (S Yunnan), Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatra, and many small islands), Laos, Malaysia (peninsular Malaya, Sarawak, and many small islands), Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is the smallest known hoofed mammal, at a mature size as little as around 45 cm (18 inches) and 2 kg (4.4 lb). It is threatened by predation by feral dogs.
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Scientific classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Tragulidae
- Genus
- Tragulus
- Species
- Tragulus kanchil
Common names
- German: Kleinkantschil
- English:
- Lesser Indo-Malayan chevrotain
- Lesser Malay chevrotain
- Lesser mouse-deer
- Lesser Oriental chevrotain
- Mouse deer
- Spanish:
- Ciervo ratón pequeño
- Kanchil
- French:
- Chevrotain kanchil
- Petit tragul malais
- Italian: Tragulo minore
- Dutch: Kleine kantjil
- Russian:
- Азиатские оленьки
- канчили
- Swedish: (Mushjort)
- Thai: กระจงหนู
Synonyms
- Tragulus natunae, Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr (1903)
- Tragulus pallidus, Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr (1901)
- Moschus kanchil, Thomas Stamford Raffles (1821)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN3.1)
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Range Map
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Huai Yang Waterfall National Park
- Kaeng Krachan National Park
- Kaeng Krung National Park
- Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Dinsor (Chumphon Raptor Center)
- Khao Laem National Park
- Khao Sok National Park
- Khao Yai National Park
- Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary
- Kui Buri National Park
- Sadeth Naikrom - Krom Luang Wildlife Sanctuary
- Si Racha District, Chonburi
- Sri Phang-nga National Park
- Tarutao National Marine Park