Indian mouse deer

Japanese: インドマメジカ - いんどまめじか(英語表記)Indian mouse deer
Indian mouse deer

An animal of the Mammalia class, Order Artiodactyla, Family Muscicapidae. A nocturnal small ungulate that lives in the forests of India and Sri Lanka. It is 45-55cm long and weighs 2.2-2.7kg. It has no horns, and males have well-developed canines on their upper jaw.

[Mitsuko Masui]

[References] | Mouse deer

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

哺乳(ほにゅう)綱偶蹄(ぐうてい)目マメジカ科の動物。インド、スリランカの森林にすむ夜行性の小形有蹄類。体長45~55センチメートル、体重2.2~2.7キログラム。角(つの)はなく、雄では上あごの犬歯が発達する。

[増井光子]

[参照項目] | マメジカ

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