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Water chevrotains
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Tragulidae
Genus : Hyemoschus
Facts about the genus Hyemoschus, the water chevrotains
General Characteristics Unusual for ungulates, female water chevrotains are larger than males, weighing (on average) over two kilograms more than the 10 kg males (Kingdon, 1997). (Full text)
The genus name Hyemoschus is derived from the Greek Hus, a hog, and Moschus, the genus of the musk deer (derived from the Greek word for musk). (Full text)