Java mouse-deer

Java mouse-deer
At the Jerusalem zoo
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Tragulidae
Genus: Tragulus
Species:
T. javanicus
Binomial name
Tragulus javanicus
(Osbeck, 1765)
Synonyms
List
    • Tragulus indicus Brisson, 1762
    • Cervus javanicus (Osbeck, 1765)
    • Tragulus Javensis Pallas, 1779
    • Moschus indicus (Gmelin, 1788)
    • Moschus javanicus (Gmelin], 1788)
    • Moschus Jasanicus (C. H. Smith, 1826)
    • Tragulus javanicus Cantor, 1846
    • Tragulus focalinus G. S. Miller, 1903

The Java mouse-deer (Tragulus javanicus) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae. When it reaches maturity it is about the size of a rabbit, making it the smallest living ungulate. It is found in forests in Java and perhaps Bali, although sightings there have not been verified.

This mouse-deer is depicted in Indonesian folklore as Sang Kancil.

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