Large mouse deer

Japanese: オオマメジカ - おおまめじか(英語表記)large mouse deer
Large mouse deer

It is an animal of the Mammalia class, Order Artiodactyla, Family Muscicapidae. It is found in southern Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Indochina, Sumatra, Borneo, the Malay Peninsula, etc. Its head and body length is 50-60cm, and it weighs 4-6kg.

[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。ミャンマー(ビルマ)南部、タイ、インドシナ、スマトラ島、ボルネオ島、マレー半島などに分布する。頭胴長50~60センチメートル、体重4~6キログラム。

[増井光子]

[参照項目] | マメジカ

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