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{{Short description|Species of mammal}}
{{Hatnote|Moschiola meminna redirects here. Before the 21st century, this usually referred to any species of [[Moschiola]].}}
{{Hatnote|Moschiola meminna redirects here. Before the 21st century, this usually referred to any species of [[Moschiola]].}}
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| image_caption = Sri Lanka spotted chevrotain at Field Museum, mounted specimen
| image_caption = Sri Lanka spotted chevrotain at Field Museum, mounted specimen
| status = LC
| status = LC
| status_system = iucn3.1
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=iucn>{{IUCN2008|assessor=Duckworth, J.W.|assessor2=Timmins, R.J.|last-assessor-amp=yes|year=2008|id=41779|title=Moschiola meminna|downloaded=6 November 2009}} Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.</ref>
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 11 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Duckworth, J.W. |author2=Timmins, R. |date=2015 |title=''Moschiola meminna'' |volume=2015 |page=e.T41779A73575223 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T41779A73575223.en |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref>
| genus = Moschiola
| genus = Moschiola
| species = meminna
| species = meminna
| authority = ([[Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben|Erxleben]], 1777)
| authority = ([[Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben|Erxleben]], 1777)
| synonyms =
| synonyms =
''Moschus meminna'' <small>Erxleben, 1777</small><br />
''Moschus meminna'' <small>Erxleben, 1777</small><br />
''Tragulus meminna'' <small>(Erxleben, 1777)</small>
''Tragulus meminna'' <small>(Erxleben, 1777)</small>
}}
}}


'''''Moschiola meminna''''' is a [[species]] of [[even-toed ungulate]] in the [[chevrotain]] [[family (biology)|family]] (Tragulidae). Particularly in the old literature, ''M. meminna'' often refers to the [[spotted chevrotain]]s as a whole. Today, the name is increasingly restricted to the '''Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain''' or '''white-spotted chevrotain''', with the [[Indian spotted chevrotain]] ''M. indica''<ref>[http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/41779/all IUCN Redlist]</ref> and/or the [[yellow-striped chevrotain]] ''M. kathygre'' treated as distinct species. <!-- Known as ශ්‍රී ලංකා සුදු තිත් මීමින්නා in [[Sinhalese language|Sinhala]].
'''''Moschiola meminna''''' is a [[species]] of [[even-toed ungulate]] in the [[chevrotain]] [[family (biology)|family]] (Tragulidae). Particularly in the old literature, ''M. meminna'' often refers to the [[spotted chevrotain]]s as a whole. Today, the name is increasingly restricted to the '''Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain''' or '''white-spotted chevrotain''', with the [[Indian spotted chevrotain]] ''M. indica''<ref name="iucn status 11 November 2021" /> and/or the [[yellow-striped chevrotain]] ''M. kathygre'' treated as distinct species. <!-- Known as ශ්‍රී ලංකා සුදු තිත් මීමින්නා in [[Sinhalese language|Sinhala]].
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however the current accepted name for both populations, according to [[ITIS]]<ref>[https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=625033 ITIS link]</ref> and [[Catalogue of Life]] <ref>[http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2010/details/species/id/6903811 Catalogue of Life, 2010 checklist]</ref> is still ''Moschiola meminna''.
however the current accepted name for both populations, according to [[ITIS]]<ref>[https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=625033 ITIS link]</ref> and [[Catalogue of Life]]<ref>[http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2010/details/species/id/6903811 Catalogue of Life, 2010 checklist]</ref> is still ''Moschiola meminna''.


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In [[Sri Lanka]], this species is found in the dry zone and is replaced in the wet zone by the yellow-striped chevrotain.<ref>Groves, C. & Meijaard, E. (2005) Intraspecific variation in Moschiola, the Indian Chevrotain. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 12:413-421 [http://arts.anu.edu.au/grovco/Meijaard%20Moschiola.pdf PDF] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080727171214/http://arts.anu.edu.au/grovco/Meijaard%20Moschiola.pdf |date=2008-07-27 }}</ref>
In [[Sri Lanka]], this species is found in the dry zone and is replaced in the wet zone by the [[yellow-striped chevrotain]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Groves |first1=C. |last2=Meijaard |first2=E. |year=2005 |title=Intraspecific variation in ''Moschiola'', the Indian Chevrotain |journal=The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement |volume=12 |pages=413–421 |url=https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/app/uploads/2017/04/s12rbz413-421.pdf}}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals/362.htm America Zoo]
* [http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals/362.htm America Zoo]
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*[http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/41779/all IUCN Redlist]
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[[Category:Chevrotains]]
[[Category:Moschiola]]
[[Category:Mammals of Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Mammals of Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1777]]
[[Category:Mammals described in 1777]]

Latest revision as of 16:04, 29 August 2024

Moschiola meminna redirects here. Before the 21st century, this usually referred to any species of Moschiola.

Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain
Sri Lanka spotted chevrotain at Field Museum, mounted specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Tragulidae
Genus: Moschiola
Species:
M. meminna
Binomial name
Moschiola meminna
(Erxleben, 1777)
Synonyms

Moschus meminna Erxleben, 1777
Tragulus meminna (Erxleben, 1777)

Moschiola meminna is a species of even-toed ungulate in the chevrotain family (Tragulidae). Particularly in the old literature, M. meminna often refers to the spotted chevrotains as a whole. Today, the name is increasingly restricted to the Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain or white-spotted chevrotain, with the Indian spotted chevrotain M. indica[1] and/or the yellow-striped chevrotain M. kathygre treated as distinct species.

In Sri Lanka, this species is found in the dry zone and is replaced in the wet zone by the yellow-striped chevrotain.[2]

Description

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Head and body length in the species typically is 55–60 cm. It is dull brown in color with three or four dotted white stripes going longitudinally along flank.

References

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  1. ^ a b Duckworth, J.W.; Timmins, R. (2015). "Moschiola meminna". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T41779A73575223. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T41779A73575223.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ Groves, C.; Meijaard, E. (2005). "Intraspecific variation in Moschiola, the Indian Chevrotain" (PDF). The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement. 12: 413–421.
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