Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain: Difference between revisions
Rescuing 1 sources and tagging 0 as dead. #IABot (v1.6.5) |
m clean up |
||
Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
'''''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:// |
'''''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://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/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]]. |
||
--><!-- |
--><!-- |
||
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''. |
||
Line 32: | Line 32: | ||
==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] |
||
*[http:// |
*[http://oldredlist.iucnredlist.org/details/41779/all IUCN Redlist] |
||
*{{EOL}} |
*{{EOL}} |
||
{{Artiodactyla|R.}} |
{{Artiodactyla|R.}} |
Revision as of 19:40, 29 October 2018
Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain | |
---|---|
Sri Lanka spotted chevrotain at Field Museum, mounted specimen | |
Scientific 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 |
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[2] 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.[3]
Description
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
- ^ Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern.
- ^ IUCN Redlist
- ^ Groves, C. & Meijaard, E. (2005) Intraspecific variation in Moschiola, the Indian Chevrotain. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Supplement 12:413-421 PDF Archived 2008-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
External links