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

Where the Philippine mouse-deer lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tragulus nigricans
Group	Deer
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Tragulidae

Where does the Philippine mouse-deer live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Philippine mouse-deer in 1 country or territory across Asia.

Philippines

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 Philippine mouse-deer endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the Philippine mouse-deer?

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

About the Philippine mouse-deer

The Philippine mouse-deer (Tragulus nigricans), also known as the Balabac chevrotain or pilandok (in Filipino), is a small, nocturnal ruminant, which is endemic to Balabac and nearby smaller islands (Bugsuk and Ramos) southwest of Palawan in the Philippines. The genus Tragulus means 'little goat' and the Philippine mouse-deer has been named so due to the horizontal pupils of the eyes. This position of the pupil allows for an increase in peripheral depth perception. It has traditionally been considered a subspecies of the greater mouse-deer (T. napu). In 2004, though, T. nigricans was separated from T. napu as its own species due to differences in skull morphology (skull measurements). Contrary to its common name, the Philippine mouse-deer does not belong to the true deer family (Cervidae); it is a member of the chevrotain family, a grouping of some of the world's smallest hoofed mammals.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Philippine mouse-deer (revision 1380029953), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2098372 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).