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title: "Indiaas gevlekt dwerghert"
description: "Moschiola indica — Zoogdieren. The Indian spotted chevrotain (Moschiola indica) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/indian-chevrotain
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Indiaas gevlekt dwerghert

> Moschiola indica — Zoogdieren. The Indian spotted chevrotain (Moschiola indica) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae.

- Scientific name: *Moschiola indica*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 50
- Wikidata: [Q247220](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q247220)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74649](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74649)

## Names

- en: Indian Chevrotain
- de: Indisches Kantschil
- es: Ciervo ratón indio
- fr: Chevrotain indien
- nl: Indiaas gevlekt dwerghert

## Countries with the most observations

IN (38)

## Summary

The Indian spotted chevrotain (Moschiola indica) is a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae. It is native to India and possibly Nepal. It lives in rainforests and is nocturnal. It has a body length of 57.5 cm (22.6 in) with a 2.5 cm (0.98 in) long tail length and weighs around 3 kg (6.6 lb).
This was earlier included under the name of Tragulus meminna, but studies on the systematics of the group have led to that name being restricted to the Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_spotted_chevrotain

## Photo

![Indiaas gevlekt dwerghert](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/indian-chevrotain/medium.jpg)

Photo: Haneesh K M · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35129422

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/indian-chevrotain?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).