Java mouse-deer vs Water chevrotain
The water chevrotain is heavier: 10.9 kg against 2.78 kg for the java mouse-deer, about 3.9 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a java mouse-deer and a water chevrotain?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The water chevrotain is heavier: 10.9 kg against 2.78 kg for the java mouse-deer, about 3.9 times the weight.
- The water chevrotain is longer-lived: 13 years against 12 years for the java mouse-deer, about 8% longer.
- They share the family Tragulidae but sit in different genera: Java mouse-deer in Tragulus, Water chevrotain in Hyemoschus.
- The java mouse-deer is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List; the water chevrotain is Least Concern.
Side by side
| Java mouse-deer | Water chevrotain | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Tragulus javanicus | Hyemoschus aquaticus |
| Family | Tragulidae | Tragulidae |
| Order | Artiodactyla | Artiodactyla |
| Weight | 1.75 kg – 2.78 kg | 10.9 kg – 11.6 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 12 years | 13 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Data Deficient | Least Concern |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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