Genus Hyemoschus (Noun)
Meaning
Water chevrotains.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The genus Hyemoschus is an extinct group of primitive even-toed ungulates that are closely related to modern chevrotains.
- The water chevrotain is the only living species in the genus Hyemoschus and can be found in the forests of central and western Africa.
- Hyemoschus aquaticus is also known as the water chevrotain and is a small, pig-like ruminant that belongs to the genus Hyemoschus.
- Scientists believe that the genus Hyemoschus diverged from other even-toed ungulates around 20 million years ago during the early Miocene epoch.
- The fossil record shows that the genus Hyemoschus was once more widely distributed across Africa and Europe during the Pleistocene era.