316 Mammals of Eastern Asia 
have a strong superficial resemblance to the South American 
agoutis. 
Most of the races into which the two species are divided are 
restricted to one or another of the many islands adjoining the 
Malay Peninsula. The range of the larger species, javanicus, 
extends northward into Tenasserim and Annam. That of the 
Fig. 65. Chevrotain or Mouse Deer, Tragulus. 
small species, kanchil, reaches farther north to northern Siam, 
where it is represented by the race williamsoni. 
The length of the head and body in javanicus is a little more 
than 2 feet, of the tail 5 inches, of the hind foot 5% inches. 
The same dimensions in the small species are given as 18 inches, 
3 inches, and 4% to 5 inches. Both species vary in size, depend- 
ing upon locality and race. 
The small species, the commoner of the two in the Malay 
Peninsula, inhabits dense thickets and is said to be abundant 
in the coastal mangrove forests. The animals are solitary. They 
produce 1 or 2 young. 
THE ANTELOPES, CATTLE, GOAT-ANTELOPES, 
SHEEP AND GOATS (FAMILY BOVID^) 
The many animals of this family are distinguished from those 
of the Deer family by possessing horns growing on bony horn 
