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Balabac Mouse Deer

Tragulus nigricans

Classification

The Philippine mouse-deer (Tragulus nigricans), also known as the Balabac chevrotain or pilandok (in Filipino), is a small, nocturnal ruminant, which is endemic to Balabac and nearby smaller islands (Bugsuk and Ramos) southwest of Palawan in the Philippines. The genus Tragulus means 'little goat' and the Philippine mouse-deer has been named so due to the horizontal pupils of the eyes. This position of the pupil allows for an increase in peripheral depth perception.

Distribution

(c) Klaus Rudloff ([email protected]), some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SA
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