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Williamson's mouse-deer

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Williamson's mouse-deer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Tragulidae
Genus: Tragulus
Species:
T. williamsoni
Binomial name
Tragulus williamsoni
Kloss, 1916[2]

Williamson's mouse-deer (Tragulus williamsoni) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae. It is found in Thailand, and possibly in China. The species is named after the collector Walter James Franklin Williamson.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Timmins, R.; Duckworth, J.W.; Meijaard, E. (2015). "Tragulus williamsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T136533A61978926. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T136533A61978926.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kloss, C. Boden (1916). "On a new mouse-deer from Upper Siam". Journal of the Natural History Society of Siam. 2: 88–89.
  3. ^ Meijaard, E.; Chua, M. A. H.; Duckworth, J. W. (2017). "Is the northern chevrotain, Tragulus williamsoni Kloss, 1916, a synonym or one of the least-documented mammal species in Asia?" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 65: 506–514.