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Line 1: {{Short description\|Species of mammal}} ~~{{speciesbox~~ {{Speciesbox \| name = Lesser mouse-deer \| image = ~~Dschungelhaus~~Kleinkantschil im Dschungelzelt in Hellabrunn 6626.jpg \| image_caption = A lesser mouse-deer ~~in a~~at [[~~Germany~~Hellabrunn Zoo\|~~German~~Tierpark Hellabrunn]] ~~zoo~~ \| status = LC \| status_system = IUCN3.1 \| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn \|author=Timmins, R.J. \|author2=Duckworth, J.W. \|~~author3~~date=~~Semiadi,~~2015 ~~G.\|last-author-amp=yes\|year=2008\|url=https://www.iucnredlist.org/details/136297/0~~\|title=''Tragulus kanchil'' \|volume=2015 \|page=e.T136297A61978576 \|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T136297A61978576.en \|access-date=619 November ~~2009\|ref=harv~~2021}} ~~Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.~~</ref> \| genus = Tragulus \| species = kanchil \| authority = [[Stamford Raffles\|Raffles]], 1821 \| synonyms = \| range_map = Range_Tragulus_kanchil.png }} The '''lesser mouse-deer''', '''lesser Malay chevrotain''', or '''kanchil''' ('''''Tragulus kanchil''~~), also known as the~~ '''~~lesser Malay chevrotain''',~~) is a species of [[even-toed ungulate]] in the family [[Chevrotain\|Tragulidae]]. ==Distribution== The lesser mouse-deer is found widely across [[Southeast Asia]] in [[Indochina]], [[~~Burma~~Myanmar]] ([[Kra Isthmus]]), [[Brunei]], [[Cambodia]], [[China]] (Southern [[Yunnan]]), [[Indonesia]] ([[Kalimantan]], [[Sumatra]] and many other small islands), [[Laos]], [[Malaysia]] (Peninsular Malaysia, [[Sarawak]] and many other small islands), [[Singapore]], [[Thailand]], and [[Vietnam]]. ==Description== It is one of the smallest known hoofed ~~mammal~~mammals, its mature size being as little as 45 cm (18 inches) and 2 kg (4.4 lb) and related to the even smaller [[Java mouse-deer]]. It is threatened by predation by feral dogs. [[Image:Adult Lesser mouse-deer (Tragulus kanchil), Singapore - 20141001.jpg\|~~center~~left\|thumb\|300px\|Adult ~~Lesser~~lesser ~~Mouse~~mouse ~~Deer~~deer from Singapore]] Through further research it is also discovered that the creatures who were initially believed to be nocturnal actually conduct their activities during the day. As discovered by Kusuda, the first being that though many births occur in May, November or December, the females are able to reproduce throughout the year (Kusuda et al.). ~~==Etymology==~~ The [[Malay language\|Malay]] or [[Indonesian language\|Indonesian]] name ''kancil'', (pronounced 'kanchil' or 'kahn-cheel', as in the species' name) means both mouse-deer and 'clever person'. The generic name ''Tragulus'', is composed of ''Tragos'', 'goat' in [[Greek language\|Greek]], and ''–ulus'', meaning 'tiny' in [[Latin]]. ==Folklore and literature== ~~==Folktale==~~ In [[Indonesia]]n and [[Malaysia]]n folklore, the mouse-deer [[Sang Kancil]] is a cunning [[trickster]] similar to [[Br'er Rabbit]] from the [[Uncle Remus]] tales, even sharing some story plots. For instance, they both trick enemies pretending to be dead or inanimate,<ref>{{cite journal \|last1=Backus \|first1=Emma M. \|title=Folk-Tales from Georgia \|journal=The Journal of American Folklore \|date=1900 \|volume=13 \|issue=48 \|pages=19–32 \|doi=10.2307/533730 \|jstor=533730 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|author=Jon C. Stott\|title=A Book of Tricksters: Tales from Many Lands \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H8bhVp7TiEoC&pg=PA38\|date=21 September 2010\|publisher=Heritage House Publishing Co\|isbn=978-1-926613-69-7\|page=38}}</ref> and both lose a race to slower opponents.<ref name="Zahari">{{cite book\|author=Rahimidin Zahari\|title=Sang Kancil and the snail \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qQRmCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA49\|publisher=ITBM\|isbn=978-967-460-035-8\|page=49}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.mythfolklore.net/3043mythfolklore/reading/remus/pages/10.htm \|title = Uncle Remus (Myth-Folklore Online)}}</ref> The mouse-deer also plays a role in the novel ''[[King Rat (Clavell novel)\|King Rat]]'', when the character The King sells rat meat to officers within his POW camp but claims it is mouse-deer meat in order to fool them into eating it.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Sutherland \|first=John \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4b2rj8kJ15gC&dq=king+rat+mouse+deer&pg=PT331 \|title=How to be Well Read: A guide to 500 great novels and a handful of literary curiosities \|date=2014-05-08 \|publisher=Random House \|isbn=978-1-4090-3915-0 \|language=en}}</ref> In an [[Indonesia]]n and [[Malaysia]]n folktale, the mouse-deer [[Sang Kancil]] wanted to cross the river to reach the fruit trees on the other side of the river, but Sang Buaya, the big bad [[crocodile]] was waiting in the river to eat him. Sang Kancil called to Sang Buaya and told him the king was inviting everyone to a feast, for which he needed to know how many crocodiles would be coming. Sang Kancil asked all the crocodiles to line up across the river, so he could count them for the king, and made them promise not to eat him as he counted. He then stepped on their heads, one by one, calling out "One! Two! Three!" as he went. When he reached the other side of the river he thanked them for helping him cross the river, and feasted on the delicious fruits, but Sang Buaya did not do so well, as all the other crocodiles were angry with him for letting Sang Kancil trick them.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.topics-mag.com/folk-tales/folk-tale-cleverness-malaysia.htm \| title=Outwitting a Crocodile: A Traditional Malaysian Folktale \| publisher=Topics Magazine \| date=2008 \| accessdate=17 October 2013 \|author1=Chok, Yoon Foo \|author2=Traditional }}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} * ''[https://~~web~~www.~~archive.org/web/20090404070028/http://www~~departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=14200130 Mammal Species of the World]'' Kusuda, S., Adachi, I., Fujioka, K., Nakamura, M., Amano-Hanzawa, N., Goto, N., et al. (2013). Reproductive characteristics of female lesser mouse deer (tragulus javanicus) based on fecal progestogens and breeding records. Animal Reproduction Science, 137(1-2), 69–73. doi:10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.12.008 {{Artiodactyla\|R.}} Line 38 ⟶ 41: [[Category:Tragulus]] [[Category:Mammals of China]]▼ [[Category:Mammals of Brunei]] [[Category:Mammals of Cambodia]] ▲[[Category:Mammals of China]] [[Category:Mammals of Indonesia]] [[Category:Mammals of Laos]] [[Category:Mammals of Malaysia]] [[Category:Mammals of Myanmar]]▼ [[Category:Mammals of Singapore]] [[Category:Mammals of Thailand]] [[Category:Mammals of Vietnam]] [[Category:Mammals of Borneo]] ▲[[Category:Mammals of Myanmar]] [[Category:Mammals described in 1821]] [[Category:Taxa named by Thomas Stamford Raffles]] ~~[[eo:Tragoledoj]]~~