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  • Tragulus Nap, Topeka, Kansas, USA
  • Tragulus Nap, Topeka, Kansas, USA
  • Tragulus Nap, Topeka, Kansas, USA
  • Tragulus Nap, Topeka, Kansas, USA
  • Tragulus Nap, Topeka, Kansas, USA
  • Tragulus Nap, Topeka, Kansas, USA
  • Tragulus Nap, Topeka, Kansas, USA
  • Tragulus Nap, Topeka, Kansas, USA
  • Tragulus Nap, Topeka, Kansas, USA
  • Tragulus Nap, Topeka, Kansas, USA

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Greater Mouse-Deer

Tragulus napu

Tragulus Nap, Topeka, Kansas, USA

Least Concern

Greater Oriental Chevrotain populations are not well studied, in part reflecting a general lack of research interest in the genus and in part its almost complete sympatry with the Lesser Oriental Chevrotain, from which separation requires care under field conditions (Duckworth 1997, Matsubayashi and Sukor 2005). It seems to be relatively common on at least Borneo (Payne et al. 1985, Belden Giman pers. comm. 2008). In Thailand, at the northern margin of its range, it is generally rare (Anak Pattanavibool pers. comm. 2008); for example, during the flooding of the Chiew Larn Reservoir (Surat Thani province; about 9°00′N, 98°45′E; 20–130 ... Read More

Hunting and habitat loss occur at high levels almost throughout Greater Chevrotain’s range, but the species is said to be relatively resilient. However, few data to support this assessment have been traced, particularly because most key studies have not within the Sundaic region identified chevrotains to species. Thus, while clear that the genus remains widespread and common in the face of these threats, there seems to be little publicly available evidence that T. napu specifically does so, and reasonable evidence that it is not very adaptable to forest degradation (see Habitat and ecology). However, on the assumption that most chevrotains ... Read More

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Timmins, R. & Duckworth, J.W. 2015. Tragulus napu. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T41781A61978315. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T41781A61978315.en