Greaterbilby
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Greaterbilby
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Initially thought to be a juvenile of another mammal, specimens of this animal were later shown to belong to an entirely new species
Pygmy Hippos?
Greaterbilby
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No. It lives in tropical Asia but it's still an artiodactyl
Malay mouse deer??
Greaterbilby
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A mouse deer but not this one
It's from mainland asia and less widespread
It's from mainland asia and less widespread
Vietnamese mouse deer??
Greaterbilby
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No. It's common name comes from local knowledge that it's so small so it can be wrapped in a single plant part
So its not Indian spotted chevrotain then?
Greaterbilby
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No. It's of different genus and documented in 1997
So not Lesser Malay mouse deer/Kanchil (sorry thats the one I meant before)
Greaterbilby
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No. It's a primitive species and lives in the dense forests of northern Myanmar and adjacent parts of India
so is it a Muntjac then not a Mouse deer?
So its Leaf Muntjac right, did not know about them, fascinating, good one man
Greaterbilby
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Correct the leaf muntjac
What a fascinating animal, just looked up photos of it, really really cool
Greaterbilby
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Right, it's still a little known species. More details for it may arise in the future
Greaterbilby
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It's the largest among its three relatives and despite one of its alternative names, it lives in various habitats from desert to mountain rainforest
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It's from the second largest continent and belong to the largest land animals