Order Artiodactyla Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 637 722 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Hyemoschus aquaticus (Ogilby 1841) [Moschus] aquaticus Ogilby 1841 , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1840: 35 . Type Locality: " Sierra Leone ". Vernacular Names: Water Chevrotain . Synonyms: Hyemoschus batesi (Lydekker 1906) ; Hyemoschus cottoni (Lydekker 1906) ; Hyemoschus typicus (Lydekker 1906) . Distribution: W Africa in Ghana , Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia , Sierra Leone ; C Africa in Angola ( Cabinda ), Cameroon , Central African Republic , Dem. Rep. Congo , Equatorial Guinea ( Mbini ), Gabon , Nigeria , Republic of Congo , and Bwamba Forest of Semliki Valley, Uganda , where not known to survive according to East et al. (1999) but seems likely to be present according to Kingdon's (1979) account. Supposed occurrence in Benin , Gambia , Guinea Bissau , Senegal , and Togo unsupported by evidence. Conservation: CITES – Appendix III ( Ghana ); IUCN – Data Deficient ( DSG recommended).