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| name = Lesser mouse-deer
| name = Lesser mouse-deer
| image = Dschungelhaus in Hellabrunn 6626.jpg
| image = Kleinkantschil im Dschungelzelt in Hellabrunn 6626.jpg
| image_caption = A lesser mouse-deer in a [[Germany|German]] zoo
| image_caption = A lesser mouse-deer at [[Hellabrunn Zoo|Tierpark Hellabrunn]]
| status = LC
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
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| authority = [[Stamford Raffles|Raffles]], 1821
| authority = [[Stamford Raffles|Raffles]], 1821
| synonyms =
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| range_map = Range_Tragulus_kanchil.png
}}
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The '''lesser mouse-deer''', '''lesser Malay chevrotain''', or '''kanchil''' (''Tragulus kanchil'') is a species of [[even-toed ungulate]] in the family [[Chevrotain|Tragulidae]].
The '''lesser mouse-deer''', '''lesser Malay chevrotain''', or '''kanchil''' ('''''Tragulus kanchil''''') is a species of [[even-toed ungulate]] in the family [[Chevrotain|Tragulidae]].


==Distribution==
==Distribution==


The lesser mouse-deer is found widely across [[Southeast Asia]] in [[Indochina]], [[Burma]] ([[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]].
The lesser mouse-deer is found widely across [[Southeast Asia]] in [[Indochina]], [[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==
==Description==
It is the smallest known hoofed mammal, its mature size being as little as 45 cm (18 inches) and 2 kg (4.4 lb). It is threatened by predation by feral dogs.
It is one of the smallest known hoofed 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|left|thumb|300px|Adult lesser mouse deer from Singapore]]
[[Image:Adult Lesser mouse-deer (Tragulus kanchil), Singapore - 20141001.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Adult lesser mouse 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).
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.).


==Folklore and literature==
==Folktale==


In an [[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, like when 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> or 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>
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>


==References==
==References==
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* ''[https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp?id=14200130 Mammal Species of the World]''
* ''[https://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 deers (tragulus javanicus) based on fecal progestagens and breeding records. Animal Reproduction Science, 137(1-2), 69-73. doi:10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.12.008
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


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Lesser mouse-deer
A lesser mouse-deer at Tierpark Hellabrunn
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Tragulidae
Genus: Tragulus
Species:
T. kanchil
Binomial name
Tragulus kanchil
Raffles, 1821

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

Distribution

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The lesser mouse-deer is found widely across Southeast Asia in Indochina, 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

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It is one of the smallest known hoofed 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.

Adult lesser mouse 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.).

Folklore and literature

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In Indonesian and Malaysian 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,[2][3] and both lose a race to slower opponents.[4][5] The mouse-deer also plays a role in the 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.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Timmins, R.; Duckworth, J.W. (2015). "Tragulus kanchil". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T136297A61978576. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T136297A61978576.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Backus, Emma M. (1900). "Folk-Tales from Georgia". The Journal of American Folklore. 13 (48): 19–32. doi:10.2307/533730. JSTOR 533730.
  3. ^ Jon C. Stott (21 September 2010). A Book of Tricksters: Tales from Many Lands. Heritage House Publishing Co. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-926613-69-7.
  4. ^ Rahimidin Zahari. Sang Kancil and the snail. ITBM. p. 49. ISBN 978-967-460-035-8.
  5. ^ "Uncle Remus (Myth-Folklore Online)".
  6. ^ Sutherland, John (2014-05-08). How to be Well Read: A guide to 500 great novels and a handful of literary curiosities. Random House. ISBN 978-1-4090-3915-0.

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

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