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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.
Chevrotains, or mouse-deer, are diminutive, even-toed ungulates that make up the family Tragulidae, and are the only living members of the infraorder Tragulina. The 10 extant species are placed in three genera, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] but several species also are known only from fossils . [ 3 ]
Tragulus is a genus of even-toed ungulates in the family Tragulidae that are known as mouse-deer. [1] In Ancient Greek τράγος ( tragos ) means a male goat , [ 2 ] while the Latin diminutive –ulus means 'tiny'.
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The nighttime birth of a rare Philippine mouse-deer was recorded at the Zoo Wrocław in Poland on November 10, the first such birth captured on video, according to the zoo.The zoo said a mouse ...
The Visayan deer is small and short-legged, but it is the largest endemic species of deer among the Philippine islands. Adults range from 125 to 130 cm (49 to 51 in) long from the head to the base of the tail, 70 to 80 cm (28 to 31 in) in shoulder height and 40 to 60 kg (88 to 132 lb) in weight.
Luzon Cordillera forest mouse: Apomys abrae Sanborn, 1952: Forest and grassland LC Unknown: Luzon Aurora forest mouse: Apomys aurorae Heaney, Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011 [3] Forest LC: Mount Banahaw forest mouse: Apomys banahao Heaney, Balete, Alviola, Duya, Veluz, VandeVrede & Steppan, 2011 [3] Mossy forest LC
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 (Bugsuc and Ramos) southwest of Palawan. as of 2005, 22 mouse-deers are kept in the park's sanctuary.