Moschiola

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Moschiola is a genus of small, spotted chevrotains (mouse-deer) native to South and Southeast Asia.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Moschiola meminna 2
Moschiola canonical 1
Moschiola indica 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf genus
taxon
activityPattern crepuscular
nocturnal
bodySize small
class Mammalia
commonName mouse-deer
spotted chevrotains
conservationStatus several species of least concern but locally threatened
containsTaxon Moschiola self-linksurface differs
surface form: Moschiola indica

Moschiola self-linksurface differs
surface form: Moschiola kathygre

Moschiola self-linksurface differs
surface form: Moschiola meminna
diet browsing on leaves
fruits
herbivorous
tender shoots
distribution India
Nepal
Sri Lanka
possibly Bangladesh
ecologicalRole seed disperser
understory browser
family Tragulidae
foundInBiome monsoon forests
tropical moist broadleaf forests
group chevrotains
habitat dense undergrowth
forest floor
subtropical forests
tropical forests
hasCommonAncestorWith Tragulus
kingdom Animalia
locomotion digitigrade
morphologicalFeature elongated canines in males
lack of antlers
slender legs
spotted coat pattern
very small body size
namedAfter Greek moschos (musk) and iolos (spotted) or similar roots
nativeTo South Asia
Southeast Asia
order Artiodactyla
parentTaxon Tragulidae
phylum Chordata
reproduction gives birth to precocial young
socialStructure generally solitary
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Moschiola self-linksurface differs
surface form: Moschiola meminna
vernacularGrouping mouse-deer

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tragulidae hasGenus Moschiola
Moschiola containsTaxon Moschiola self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Moschiola meminna
Moschiola containsTaxon Moschiola self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Moschiola indica
Moschiola containsTaxon Moschiola self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Moschiola kathygre
Moschiola typeSpecies Moschiola self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Moschiola meminna