Kanchil, Lesser Mouse Deer (Tragulus javanicus) - Wiki Kanchil
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[Photo] Kanchil, Lesser Mouse Deer (Tragulus javanicus). Lesser Malay mouse deer Tragulus javanicus in Twilight World at Bristol Zoo, Bristol, England. The size of a rabbit, this is not a deer and not a mouse, but it is related to deer. Active mainly at night. Photographed by Adrian Pingstone (http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Arpingstone) in January 2005 and released to the public domain.
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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