Lesser mouse-deer
Binomial name: Tragulus kanchil, Thomas Stamford Raffles, 1821
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
- English:
- Lesser Indo-Malayan chevrotain
- Lesser Malay chevrotain
- Lesser mouse-deer
- Lesser Oriental chevrotain
- Mouse deer
- French:
- Chevrotain kanchil
- Petit tragul malais
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)
Photos
Range Map
- Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary
- Kaeng Krachan National Park
- Khao Ang Rue Nai Wildlife Sanctuary
- Khao Dinsor (Chumphon Raptor Center)
- Khao Sok National Park
- Khao Yai National Park
- Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary
- Kui Buri National Park
- Si Racha District, Chonburi
- Tarutao National Marine Park