Which mouse deer? There are nine species of mouse-deer (four of
which are called chevrotains). Their ranges differ.
1. The Water Chevrotain is found in the southern parts of Sierra
Leone, Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, and
Cameroon, throughout Equatorial Guinea and Gabon, in northern
Democratic Republic of the Congo, in all of Congo but the far
south, in western Uganda, and in southwestern Central African
Republic.
2. The Indian Spotted Chevrotain lives in southern Nepal and in
all of India except the northwest and northeast.
3. The Sri Lankan Spotted Chevrotain lives in all of Sri Lanka
but the south.
4. The Yellow-Striped Chevrotain lives in southern Sri
Lanka.
5. The Java Mouse Deer lives throughout Java.
6. The Lesser Mouse Deer is found in all of Vietnam and Laos but
the far north of each, in southern Myanmar, and throughout
Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Brunei, Borneo, and Sumatra.
7. The Greater Mouse Deer is found in southern Myanmar and
Thailand, throughout Malaysia, Brunei, Borneo, and Java, and on
several small islands around Java.
8. The Philippine Mouse Deer is found only in far southern
Palawan, throughout Balabac, and in northwestern Busuanga (those
are islands in the Philippines).
9. Williamson's Mouse Deer is found only in a small area of far
southeastern China and in a small area of northwestern
Thailand.
