Family Tragulidae Milnes-Edwards 1864 (chevrotain)
Parent taxon: Ruminantia according to M. Spaulding et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Agriochoeridae, Amphimoschus, Bovoidea, Camelopardalis, Giraffoidea, Hispanomerycidae, Hypertragulidae, Krabitherium, Merycotherium, Palaeohypsodontus, Pecora, Thandaungia, Tragulina, Traguloidea, Xiphodon
Subtaxa: Afrotragulus, Archaeotragulus, Dorcabune, Dorcatherium, Gobiomeryx, Hyemoschus, Siamotragulus, Tragulus
Ecology: ground dwelling frugivore-grazer