Wildlifeof China
Northern Chevrotain
Deer & ChevrotainsTragulus williamsoni
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit and other plant material
Habitat
Dense low-elevation riparian vegetation
Range
Southern China and Thailand
Size
About 47cm head-body length
Weight
About 3.5kg
The northern chevrotain is a very small ungulate, about 47cm long and around 3.5kg. It is tawny with a darker head, white underparts and a triangular white throat patch edged in tawny. (Wikipedia, general species account)
The species is recorded from southern China and Thailand. A study in Yunnan found it in dense, low-elevation vegetation near streams, where fruiting plants included figs and Burmese grapes. Activity was concentrated around twilight, a pattern interpreted as reducing overlap with larger nocturnal herbivores. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Northern Chevrotain eat?
- Fruit and other plant material
- What habitat does the Northern Chevrotain live in?
- Dense low-elevation riparian vegetation
- Where is the Northern Chevrotain found?
- Southern China and Thailand
- How big is the Northern Chevrotain?
- About 47cm head-body length
- How much does the Northern Chevrotain weigh?
- About 3.5kg