The greater mouse-deer, greater Malay chevrotain, or napu (Tragulus napu) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae found in Sumatra, Borneo, and smaller Malaysian and Indonesian islands, and in southern Myanmar, southern Thailand, and peninsular Malaysia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical, moist, lowland forest.

The greater mouse-deer, greater Malay chevrotain, or napu (Tragulus napu ) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae found in Sumatra, Borneo, and smaller Malaysian and Indonesian islands, and in southern Myanmar, southern Thailand, and peninsular Malaysia.

Known commonly as the mouse deer, this is neither a deer nor a mouse, but a fanged, ancient mammal that’s so elusive, that’s about all we know of the chevrotain. There are at least ten extant species of chevrotain, though they used to be common worldwide.

2024年11月22日 · The greater mouse deer is found in Southern Thailand, Malaysia, and Southern Myanmar. Its range extends to the islands of Borneo, Sumatra, and smaller islands off Singapore and Indonesia.

The Greater mouse-deer (Tragulus napu) is a species of even-toed ungulate from the family Tragulidae, which includes all chevrotains. It is found primarily in Southeast Asia, inhabiting tropical forests and grasslands with dense vegetation.

Larger Malay Mouse Deer are often used as a source of food for na­tive peo­ple. They also make good pets, for they are eas­ily tamed. The sub­species Trag­u­lus napu ni­gri­cans is listed with the IUCN as en­dan­gered. This sub­species is found on Bal­abac Is­land south­west of the Philip­pines.

Greater mouse deer are cursorial (with limbs adapted to running), terricolous (live on the ground), nocturnal (active at night), motile (move around as opposed to being stationary), sedentary (remain in the same area), solitary, territorial (defend an area within the home range).

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The greater mouse-deer, greater Malay chevrotain, or napu (Tragulus napu) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae found in Sumatra, Borneo, and smaller Malaysian and Indonesian islands, and in southern Myanmar, southern Thailand, and peninsular Malaysia.

The greater mouse-deer, greater Malay chevrotain or napu ( Tragulus napu) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the Tragulidae family. It is found in Sumatra, Borneo and smaller Malaysian and Indonesian islands, and in southern Myanmar, southern Thailand and peninsular Malaysia.