News This shy, tiny ‘mouse deer’ was lost for almost 30 years. Researchers just captured images of it November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY Comments Off on This shy, tiny ‘mouse deer’ was lost for almost 30 years. Researchers just captured images of it TheĀ silver-backed chevrotain, or Vietnamese mouse deer, has been recorded in the wild for the first time in almost 30 years, conservationists say.