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

Lesser mouse-deer Tragulus kanchil Least concern

Where the lesser mouse-deer lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Recorded in (GBIF)Representative wild record

Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 107 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See deer on the world map

Scientific name	Tragulus kanchil
Group	Deer
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Tragulidae

Where does the lesser mouse-deer live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the lesser mouse-deer in 5 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 lesser mouse-deer endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the lesser mouse-deer?

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

About the lesser mouse-deer

The lesser mouse-deer, lesser oriental chevrotain, lesser Malay chevrotain, or kanchil (Tragulus kanchil) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Lesser mouse-deer (revision 1379747641), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1059263 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).