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TRAGULUS NAPU. The Javan Deerlet.
Natural History Books - Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylo
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NATIVE NAME.—Napu.

HABITAT.—Tenasserim and the Malay countries.

Tragulus napu.
Tragulus napu.

DESCRIPTION.—Above rusty brown, with three whitish stripes; under-parts white, tail tipped with white, muzzle black.


Tragulus kauchil is another Malayan species yet smaller than the preceding; it may be found in Tenasserim. It is darker in colour than the last, especially along the back, with a broad black band across the chest.

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