chevrotain, (family Tragulidae), also called mouse deer, any of about 10 species of small, delicately built, hoofed mammals that constitute the family Tragulidae (order Artiodactyla). Chevrotains are found in the warmer parts of Southeast Asia and India and in parts of Africa.

What is the habitat of a mouse deer?

Mouse-deer are small, hornless ungulates that live in Asian and African tropical forests. Little has been published on their ecology and role in the tropical forest ecosystem of these areas.

What do mouse deer eat?

They always live close to water and prefer to be in the undergrowth of dense forests. They create small trails through the thick brush of the forest as they travel. In the wild, larger Malay mouse-deer eat a diet of fallen fruit and berries, aquatic plants, leaves, buds, shrubs and grasses.