The silver-backed chevrotain, also called the Vietnamese mouse-deer, was last recorded in the 1990s. The animal, a deer-like species that is the size of a rabbit, has been hanging on in a region ...

The silver-backed chevrotain, or Vietnam mouse-deer (Tragulus versicolor), has been discovered living in the wild for the first time in 30 years, according to a paper published in Nature Ecology & ...

"This event highlights the critical role of even the smallest ecological components." Trail cameras capture second known ...

Despite its name, the mouse deer is not actually a deer. Also known as the chevrotain, this small, elusive mammal belongs to the Tragulidae family, which is distinct from the Cervidae family to ...