• Source: Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain

Moschiola meminna is a species of even-toed ungulate in the chevrotain family (Tragulidae). Particularly in the old literature, M. meminna often refers to the spotted chevrotains as a whole. Today, the name is increasingly restricted to the Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain or white-spotted chevrotain, with the Indian spotted chevrotain M. indica and/or the yellow-striped chevrotain M. kathygre treated as distinct species.
In Sri Lanka, this species is found in the dry zone and is replaced in the wet zone by the yellow-striped chevrotain.




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.




References






External links


America Zoo
"Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain". The Encyclopedia of Life.

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain
• Chevrotain
• Indian spotted chevrotain
• Sinharaja Forest Reserve
• Moschiola
• Chital
• Sambar deer
• Okapi
• Visayan spotted deer
• Water chevrotain