Genetic distance of Malaysian mousedeer based on mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase I (COI) and D-loop region sequences

• Main Authors: Mohamad Azam Akmal, Abu Bakar, Rovie Ryan, Jeffrine Japning, Ahmad, Ampeng, Salmah, Yaakop, Shukor, Md Nor, Badrul Munir, Md Zain
• Format: Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: QL Zoology
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36066/1/jeffrine.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36066/; https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5027950
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Mousedeer is one of the primitive mammals that can be found mainly in Southeast-Asia region. There are two species of mousedeer in Malaysia which are Tragulus kanchil and Tragulus napu. Both species can be distinguish by size, coat coloration, and throat pattern but clear diagnosis still cannot be f...