Water chevrotain: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the water chevrotain lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Hyemoschus aquaticus
Group	Deer
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Tragulidae

Where does the water chevrotain live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the water chevrotain in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Ivory Coast

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 water chevrotain endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the water chevrotain?

The water chevrotain (Hyemoschus aquaticus) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Tragulidae, genus Hyemoschus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the water chevrotain

The water chevrotain (Hyemoschus aquaticus), also known as the fanged deer, is a small ruminant found in tropical Africa. This is the only species in the genus Hyemoschus. It is the largest of the 10 species of chevrotains, basal even-toed ungulates which are visually similar to deer, but are barely larger than small dogs.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Water chevrotain (revision 1320445630), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q256572 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).