{"id":50159,"date":"2025-11-05T12:32:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T07:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=50159"},"modified":"2025-11-06T10:56:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T05:26:22","slug":"mouse-deer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mouse-deer\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Mouse Deer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Indian Mouse Deer Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rare Indian mouse deer was recently photographed at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary in Vasai.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Indian Mouse Deer<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Mouse Deer, or <\/span><b>Indian Spotted Chevrotain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a species of <\/span><b>even-toed ungulate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> belonging to the family Tragulidae.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Moschiola indica<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>smallest deer species found in India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is known for its <\/span><b>elusive and shy nature.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Indian Mouse Deer <\/b><b>Distribution<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>endemic to the Indian Subcontinent.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is mainly found in<\/span><b> peninsular India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with some old records from <\/span><b>Nepal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Sri Lanka has a separate species called the spotted chevrotain <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Moschiola meminna).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Within India,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it is commonly encountered in a number of forest areas along the <\/span><b>Western Ghat<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">s, in the <\/span><b>Eastern Ghats up to Orissa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and in the <\/span><b>forests of central India.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Indian Mouse Deer <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>small<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 25-30 cm at shoulder height, and weighs from two to four kg.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The<\/span><b> fur color is dark brown with white underparts.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are four or five <\/span><b>light rows of white spots on the back.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Males <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of this species have <\/span><b>tusk-like upper canines.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A unique feature of this group is that instead of a four-chambered stomach like in other ruminants, they have a <\/span><b>three-chambered stomach.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Diet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It forages on the forest floor for <\/span><b>fruits, roots, leaves, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and herbs. It has occasionally been observed eating<\/span><b> insects, crustaceans, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and even small mammals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Life Span: 8 to 12 years.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Indian Mouse Deer <\/b><b>Conservation Status<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b>It is classified as &#8216;<strong>Least Concern&#8217;<\/strong> under the IUCN Red List.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mid-day.com\/mumbai\/mumbai-news\/article\/rare-indian-mouse-deer-photographed-at-tungareshwar-wildlife-sanctuary-in-vasai-23601711\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MD<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A rare Indian Mouse Deer was recently spotted in Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary. 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