Moschiola meminna (Erxleben 1777)

[Moschus] meminna Erxleben 1777, Systema Regni Animalis, Vol. 1: 322.

Type Locality: "in Ceylona" (Sri Lanka).

Vernacular Names: Indian Spotted Chevrotain.

Synonyms: Moschiola ceylonensis (Pallas 1779); Moschiola indica (Gray 1843); Moschiola malaccensis (Gray 1843); Moschiola memennoides (Hodgson 1841); Moschiola mimenoides (Hodgson 1842) .

Distribution: Sri Lanka and peninsular India. Supposed occurrence in Himalayan foothills of India and Nepal not confirmed (Champion, 1929).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc).