Indian spotted chevrotain
The Indian spotted chevrotain (Moschiola indica) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae. It is native to India and possibly Nepal. It lives in rainforests and is nocturnal.[1] It has a body length of 57.5 cm (22.6 in) with a 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long tail length and weighs around 3 kg (6.6 lb). This was earlier included under the name of Tragulus meminna, but studies on the systematics of the group have led to that name being restricted to the Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain.[2]
| Indian spotted chevrotain | |
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| Indian spotted chevrotain in the Anaimalai Hills, India | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Tragulidae |
| Genus: | Moschiola |
| Species: | M. indica |
| Binomial name | |
| Moschiola indica (Gray, 1852) | |
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| Synonyms | |
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Tragulus meminna (in part) | |
References
- Duckworth, J.W. & Timmins, R.J. (2015). "Moschiola indica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T136585A61979067.
- Groves, C. & Meijaard, E. (2005) Intraspecific variation in Moschiola, the Indian Chevrotain. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 12:413-421 PDF Archived July 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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