Java mouse-deer: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Java mouse-deer lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tragulus javanicus
Group	Deer
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Tragulidae

Where does the Java mouse-deer live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Java mouse-deer in 2 countries and territories across Asia.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Java mouse-deer endangered?

The Java mouse-deer’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Java mouse-deer?

The Java mouse-deer (Tragulus javanicus) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Tragulidae, genus Tragulus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Java mouse-deer

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.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Java mouse-deer (revision 1369201747), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q938385 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).