REDISCOVERY OF GREATER MOUSE DEER, TRAGULUS NAPU (MAMMALIA: ARTIODACTYLA: TRAGULIDAE) IN PULAU UBIN, SINGAPORE

The greater mouse deer, Tragulus napu, is one of the world’s smallest ungulates with a standing shoulder height of 300–350 mm (Francis, 2008) and a head-body length of 500–600 mm (Corbet & Hill, 1992). Francis (2008) described the animal as having an upper pelage coarsely mottled orange-buff, grey-buff and blackish with variation in intensity of colouration between individuals. Its underparts are white, usually without brown stripes on the belly. There is a pattern of brown and white markings on the upper chest and underside of the neck, typically with a triangular white stripe in the centre that is bordered by dark brown stripes and two separate diagonal white stripes on each side—one originating near the chin and in the middle of the throaTragulus.