Albino South Sea mouse-deer just discovered: A species in the Red Book

Through camera traps, Vu Quang National Park in Ha Tinh province has just recorded an albino South Indian chevrotain . This individual has a body length of about 40 - 50 cm, an average weight of about 1.3 - 2.3 kg. Photo: SGGP.

The albino Indonesian chevrotain is just like any other normal Indonesian chevrotain. The only difference is that the albino has a beautiful, smooth white coat all over its body. Photo: SGGP.

The Indonesian chevrotain has the scientific name Tragulus javanicus. It is the smallest even-toed ungulate in the chevrotain family. Photo: Vu Quang National Park.

The South Pacific chevrotain is listed as a rare, precious, and endangered species in Group IIB and needs to be protected and preserved. This species is listed in the Vietnam Red Book (2007) and is classified as VU (vulnerable). Photo: Hon Ba Nature Reserve.

The Indonesian mouse-deer is distributed in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Photo: Hon Ba Nature Reserve.

When fully grown, the animal is about 40 - 50 cm long, with an average weight of 1.3 - 2.3 kg. Photo: Ydvn.

The South Pacific chevrotain looks like a roe deer but has no tear glands. Its head is quite mouse-like, with four slender legs. Photo: CAND.

Both males and females have no horns, the fangs grow out beyond the edges (in males longer than in females), and the upper incisors are missing. The South Sea chevrotain has short, smooth fur, reddish-brown on the upper surface, fading on the sides, dark along the middle of the back, with a black streak along the nape of the neck, and under the chin. Photo: joelsartore.

The food of the South Sea mouse-deer includes: leaves, buds, young stems, flowers, fruits, seeds, tubers, grass, mushrooms, insects (worms, pupae)... Photo: critterfacts.

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