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water chevrotain
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species of ruminant found in tropical Africa
Species
Least ConcernObservations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals. It has been suggested that they live up to 14 years in the wild (David Macdonald 1985).
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- taxon rank
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- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Hyemoschus aquaticus
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- Hyemoschus aquaticus
- taxon common name
- trágulu acuáticu
- gestation period
- 7.5
- short name
- H. aquaticus
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “water chevrotain” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.