Muntjac
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MUNTJAC, the Indian name of a small deer typifying the genus Cervulus, all the members of which are indigenous to the southern and eastern parts of Asia and the adjacent islands, ...
Muntjac Deer
Family: Cervidae
"Bambi" Leaf Muntjac Deer (male)
Muntiacus puntoensis
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Muntjac
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
see deer.
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Deer - ruminant mammal of the family Cervidae, found in most parts of the world except Australia.
Reeves' Muntjac
Muntiacus reevesi
Also Called: Barking Deer or Chinese Muntjac ...
Muntjac deer don't have a fixed breeding season, unlike many other deer. Instead, they reproduce continually throughout the year.
Muntjac are deer of the genus Muntiacus, also known as Barking Deer. Muntjac are the oldest known deer, appearing 15-35 million years ago, with remains found in Miocene deposits in France and Germany.
Muntjacs are considered a relatively primitive group of deer, because of their small size and because the males have enlarged upper canines. A new species of muntjac called the Giant Muntjac was just found in 1992 in Vietnam.
Muntjacs eat grasses, low-growing leaves, and tender shoots.
Behavior:
Young muntjacs are usually born in dense growth, where they remain hidden until they can move about with the mother. Fea's muntjac is diurnal.
Muntjacs are also referred to as "barking deer" due to the deep bark like sounds they are known to make when on alert. This means of communication is important for this forest dwelling species, which is often found in areas of poor visibility.
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Muntjacs are always on alert. In fact, they are seen as messengers of danger because they make a loud barking noise when alarmed.
Here at the Zoo
The Antelope Yards are home to our Indian muntjacs.
Reeves's muntjac
Taxonomy Muntiacus reevesi [Ogilby, 1839]. Citation: Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1838:105 [1839]. Type locality: China, Kwangtung (= Guangdong), near Canton.
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Reeves' muntjac
Class: Mammalia
Status: IUCN: Least Concern; CITES: Not Listed
*Please note that some of these animals may not be part of our current collection.
Muntjac habitat includes rain forests, areas of dense vegetation, hilly country, and monsoon forests. They like to be close to a water source.
Terrestrial Biomes:
savanna or grassland ; forest ; rainforest ; scrub forest .
Black muntjac (Muntiacus crinifrons)
Reeve's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi)
Taruca (Hippocamelus antisensis)
Chital (Axis axis)
Sambar deer (Rusa unicolor)
Hog deer (Axis porcinus)
Moose (Alces americanus)
Eurasian elk (Alces alces) ...
One of the most recent discoveries was a miniature muntjac-a type of Asian deer-that was proven by genetic testing not only to be a distinct species, but the world's tiniest species of deer.
Family Cervidae - deer, including musk deer, moose, muntjacs, brockets, roe deer, pudu, caribou, elk, etc.
Family Antilocapridae - pronghorn
Family Bovidae - antelope, cattle, goats, sheep ...
Since 2000, several new species of cetartiodactyl have been described, including three aquatic species (Australian Snubfin Dolphin, Perrin's Beaked Whale, and Balaenoptera omurai) and three terrestrial ungulates (Roosevelt's muntjac, ...
Mammalia, Order Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates), Suborder Ruminantia (ruminants), Family Cervidae (deer, elk, moose, etc.), Subfamilies: Cervinae (elk, fallow deer, etc.), Hydropotinae (Chinese Water Deer), Muntiacinae (Barking Deer, Muntjac), ...
 See also: Deer, Reptile, Leopard, Muntjak, Antelope
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