Common Name: Mouse- deer
Scientific Name: Moschiola meminna
Animal Family: Tragulidae
Description: Head and body length in the species typically is 55-60 cm. It is dull brown in color with three or four dotted white stripes going longitudinally along flank.
Habitat: In Sri lanka, this species is found in the dry zone and is replaced in the wet zone by the yellow- striped chevrotain.
Foods: Mostly on row fruits or succlent fruits- like produce of palnts such as roots, shoots, nuts and seeds.
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