05. Sri Lankan Spotted Chevrotain


 

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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