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pygmy musk deer
Napu Na*pu", n. [Native name.] (Zo["o]l.) A very small chevrotain (Tragulus Javanicus), native of Java. It is about the size of a hare, and is noted for its agility in leaping. Called also Java musk deer, pygmy musk deer, and deerlet.

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- Musk deer can refer to any one, or all eight, of the species that make up Moschus, the only extant genus of the family Moschidae. Despite being commonly...
- The Siberian musk deer (Moschus moschiferus) is a musk deer found in the mountain forests of Northeast Asia. It is most common in the taiga of southern...
- The Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) is a musk deer species native to the eastern Himalayas in Nepal, Bhutan and India to the highlands of Tibet...
- The Kashmir musk deer (Moschus cupreus) is an endangered species of musk deer native to Afghanistan, India, and ****stan. It was originally described...
- The white-bellied musk deer or Himalayan musk deer (Moschus leucogaster) is a musk deer species occurring in the Himalayas of Nepal, Bhutan, India, ****stan...
- The water deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a small deer species native to Korea and China. Its prominent tusks, similar to those of musk deer, have led to...
- extensions of the skull and are often used for combat between males. The musk deer (Moschidae) of Asia and chevrotains (Tragulidae) of tropical African and...
- The black musk deer or dusky musk deer (Moschus fuscus) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Moschidae. It is found in Bhutan, China, India...
- The pygmy hippopotamus or pygmy hippo (C****opsis liberiensis) is a small hippopotamid which is native to the forests and swamps of West Africa, primarily...
- The An**** musk deer (Moschus an****ensis) is an endangered species of musk deer that is endemic to the Dabie Mountains of western An**** province, China...