Chevrotains

Chevrotains

Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Tragulidae
Genus : Moschiola

Facts about the genus Moschiola, the chevrotains

Chevrotains are the smallest of hoofed mammals, Asian species weighing as little as one-and-a-half pounds. (Full text)

· Chevrotains are sometimes called “mouse deer”, but they are not really deer. (Full text)

The chevrotains are inhabitants of the Old World tropical forests and have gone virtually unchanged for 30 million years. (Full text)

The reproductive biology of chevrotains is limited. (Full text)

Chevrotains are small, secretive creatures, now found only in the tropical forests of Africa, India, and South-east Asia. (Full text)

Although they are also called mouse deer, chevrotains are not closely related to true deer, and are classified in a family of their own. (Full text)