Fanged mouse-deer identified after vanishing for a generation
WEBNov 11, 2019 · A tiny deer-like creature with fangs and a silver rump was photographed after 30 years of absence. Learn how scientists found it and what threats it faces from wire snares and poaching.
Chevrotain - Wikipedia
WEBChevrotains, or mouse-deer, are small, even-toed ungulates that belong to the family Tragulidae. They have elongated canine teeth, lack antlers and horns, and live in forests in Asia and Africa.
9 Incredible Chevrotain (Mouse-Deer) Facts - Fact Animal
WEBLearn about the chevrotain, also known as the mouse-deer, a tiny and elusive ruminant with tusks and a fanged mouth. Discover their habitat, diet, behaviour, and conservation status in Southeast Asia and Africa.
Mouse deer: Elusive fanged mouse-deer caught on camera after ... - CBS News
WEBNov 12, 2019 · The silver-backed chevrotain, also called the Vietnamese mouse-deer, is the smallest hoofed mammal and has two tiny fangs. Researchers found it on camera traps after speaking with local...
Researchers Just Found the First Mouse-Like Deer in Decades - TIME
WEBNov 12, 2019 · A freakishly tiny deer has been found in Vietnam, and researchers say it's the animal's first sighting in nearly three decades.
FOUND: Miniature Fanged ‘Deer’ Rediscovered Tiptoeing
WEBNov 11, 2019 · The silver-backed chevrotain, also called the Vietnamese mouse-deer, is a tiny ungulate with a silver sheen and fangs. It was last seen in 1990 and rediscovered in 2019 by camera traps in southern Vietnam, where it …
'Lost' species of fanged mouse-deer rediscovered after 3 decades
WEBNov 19, 2019 · Silver-backed chevrotains, also known as Vietnamese mouse-deer, are small deer-like mammals with tusk-like incisors. A team of researchers found them alive and well in thorn scrub forests,...
Rare, fanged deer-like species rediscovered after 30 years
WEBNov 12, 2019 · The silver-backed chevrotain, also known as the Vietnamese mouse deer, is the world's smallest hoofed mammal with two tiny fangs. It was photographed in a forest in southern Vietnam by trap...
Fanged mouse-deer spotted after being thought non-existent …
WEBNov 13, 2019 · The silver-backed chevrotain, also known as the fanged mouse-deer, is a small and rare ungulate that was thought to be extinct. Researchers found it on camera traps in a dry forest habitat...
Living on Earth: Finding a Rare Mouse-Deer - loe.org
WEBMar 13, 2020 · The forests of coastal Vietnam are among the most biodiverse on Earth, but in the face of rampant poaching, species are winking out. Recently conservationists got some good news as a species feared extinct, the Vietnamese fanged mouse-deer, was documented for the first time in more than 30 years.