chevrotain

Synonyms:

mouse deer

Types:

Tragulus kanchil, kanchil

small chevrotain of southeastern Asia

Tragulus Javanicus, napu

chevrotain somewhat larger than the kanchil; found in India and Malaya

Hyemoschus aquaticus, water chevrotain, water deer

largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa

Type of:

ruminant

any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments