Javan chevrotain (Mouse deer)
Our Javan chevrotain ‘mouse deer’, lives in our new Tropical House near the entrance to the zoo.
Fun Fact
Javan chevrotains are the world’s smallest hoofed animals at just 30cm tall!
Conservation
The IUCN classifies the Javan chevrotain as Data Deficient (DD), which means that there is not enough information to estimate their risk of extinction in the wild.
In the wild, they are threatened by habitat fragmentation, hunting, and being taken from the wild for the exotic pet trade.
Habitat
Our Javan chevrotain lives in our new Tropical House, which has been designed to recreate a tropical forest habitat for its residents.
It lives alongside free-flying birds, as it would in its natural habitat in the forests of Java in Indonesia.
Visit the mouse deer at Bristol Zoo Project
Our Javan chevrotain lives in our brand new Tropical House habitat near the entrance of the zoo.