Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
1804
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 9
Notes:
Probably the Indian spotted chevrotain (Moschiola indica), a species of even-toed ungulate in the family Tragulidae native to India and possibly Nepal. It was earlier included under the name of Moschus meminna (also Tragulus meminna, and now Moschiola meminna), but that name is now restricted to the parapatric species Sri Lankan spotted chevrotain.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Scientific Name:
Moscus Meminna
Current Common Name:
Indian spotted chevrotain
Current Scientific Name
Moschiola indica
