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Roosevelt's muntjac

Mammals

Roosevelt's muntjac, Muntiacus rooseveltorum, also called Roosevelt's barking deer, was known for decades from a single specimen presented to the Field Museum in 1929 after the Kelley-Roosevelts expedition led by Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Kermit Roosevelt. The specimen is slightly smaller than the common muntjac, and DNA testing has shown it to be distinct from recently discovered muntjac species, though one source treats it as a subspecies of Fea's muntjac and its exact position cannot be stated without further evidence. The animal was believed extinct since 1929, but there have been recent claims of rediscovery, including skulls owned by villagers in the Truong Son mountains of northern Laos and far northwestern Vietnam, and camera-trap photographs at Xuan Lien Nature Reserve in Vietnam that appear to show two individuals.

Facts
Conservation Status
Data Deficient 3
Body Size Band
Medium 1
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 1
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Activity Pattern
Crepuscular 1
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cervidae, Taxa
Source Roosevelt's muntjac (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Roosevelt's muntjac (Wikipedia)Lead, range (laos)
Quote, Lead, range (laos)
in the Truong Son (Annamite) mountains of northern Laos and far northwestern Vietnam

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Roosevelt's muntjac (Wikipedia)Lead, range (vietnam)
Quote, Lead, range (vietnam)
in the Truong Son (Annamite) mountains of northern Laos and far northwestern Vietnam
Sources
1. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row: muntiacus rooseveltorum, Diet columns (plant material 80%, fruit 20%, seed 0%)
    5320 Muntiacus rooseveltorum Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 80 Ref_2 D1 G A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 10762.64 Ref_58 1
  • Row: muntiacus rooseveltorum, Activity columns (Nocturnal 1)
    5320 Muntiacus rooseveltorum Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 80 Ref_2 D1 G A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 10762.64 Ref_58 1
  • Row: muntiacus rooseveltorum, Activity columns (Crepuscular 1)
    5320 Muntiacus rooseveltorum Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 80 Ref_2 D1 G A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 10762.64 Ref_58 1
  • Row: muntiacus rooseveltorum, Activity columns (Diurnal 1)
    5320 Muntiacus rooseveltorum Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 80 Ref_2 D1 G A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 10762.64 Ref_58 1
  • Row: muntiacus rooseveltorum, BodyMass-Value 10762.64 g (10.8 kg); band set by mass: medium from 1.2 kg to under 32 kg, large from 32 kg to under 1000 kg
    5320 Muntiacus rooseveltorum Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 80 Ref_2 D1 G A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 10762.64 Ref_58 1
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2. Roosevelt's muntjac (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, range (laos)
    in the Truong Son (Annamite) mountains of northern Laos and far northwestern Vietnam
  • Lead, range (vietnam)
    in the Truong Son (Annamite) mountains of northern Laos and far northwestern Vietnam
  • Lead
    Roosevelt's barking deer
  • Child Taxon Of: Cervidae, Lead, family placement
    Roosevelt's barking deer
  • In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Lead, group placement
    Roosevelt's barking deer
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3. GBIF: Muntiacus rooseveltorum
GBIFDistributions, IUCN Red List threat status
Quote, Distributions, IUCN Red List threat status
threatStatus: DATA_DEFICIENT
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