The southern red muntjac, Muntiacus muntjak, is a deer native to Southeast Asia. It was formerly known as the Indian muntjac or common muntjac before a taxonomic revision restricted the name to the populations of Thailand, Sunda and perhaps Malaysia, and muntjacs are also called barking deer. It has soft, short, brownish or grayish hair, sometimes with creamy markings, and is among the smallest deer, standing 40 to 65 centimetres at the shoulder and weighing 13 to 35 kilograms. It is an omnivore that eats grass, fruit, shoots, seeds, bird eggs and small animals, and sometimes carrion. It is found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Bali and Borneo, mostly in low-density forest but also in degraded forest and near plantations. It is listed as Least Concern.
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Classification
System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 Relationship to People Relationship to PeopleAgricultural or Structural Pest 1 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Muntiacus muntjak (Animal Diversity Web)
In Ecosystem
Source Southern red muntjac (Wikipedia)
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Source Southern red muntjac (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, range (borneo)Quote, Distribution and habitat, range (borneo)
is found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Bali and Borneo
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Source Southern red muntjac (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, range (java)Quote, Distribution and habitat, range (java)
is found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Bali and Borneo
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Southern red muntjac (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, range (malay-peninsula)Quote, Distribution and habitat, range (malay-peninsula)
is found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Bali and Borneo
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Southern red muntjac (Wikipedia)Lead, range (southeast-asia)Quote, Lead, range (southeast-asia)
is a deer species native to Southeast Asia
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1. Southern red muntjac (Wikipedia)
Distribution and habitat, range (malay-peninsula)
is found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Bali and Borneo
Distribution and habitat, range (java)
is found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Bali and Borneo
Distribution and habitat, range (borneo)
is found in the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Bali and Borneo
Lead, range (southeast-asia)
is a deer species native to Southeast Asia
Lead, diet
It is an omnivore and eats grass, fruit, shoots, seeds, bird eggs, and small animals
Distribution and habitat
The southern red muntjac is hunted for sport, meat and skin around the outskirts of agricultural areas.
Threats
In Thailand, it is considered a nuisance for damaging crops and ripping bark from trees.
Threats, threats
The southern red muntjac is hunted for sport, meat and skin around the outskirts of agricultural areas.
Child Taxon Of: Cervidae, Lead, family placement
is a deer species native to Southeast Asia
In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Lead, group placement
is a deer species native to Southeast Asia
In Ecosystem: Forest, Habitat
This species is mostly associated with low-density forest habitats
View the Source2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Muntiacus muntjak (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyConservation Status, CITES
CITES No special status
Habitat, Terrestrial Biomes
Terrestrial Biomes savanna or grassland savanna or grassland
Lifespan/Longevity, captivity
Average lifespan Status: captivity 17.6 years
Economic Importance for Humans
The muntjac itself can be hunted for its meat and skins.
View the Source 3. GBIF: Muntiacus muntjak
GBIFDistributions, IUCN Red List threat statusQuote, Distributions, IUCN Red List threat status
threatStatus: LEAST_CONCERN
4. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: muntiacus muntjak, Activity columns (Nocturnal 1)
5315 Muntiacus muntjak Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 70 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 1 Ref_1 ABC 15925.79 Ref_117 1
Row: muntiacus muntjak, Activity columns (Crepuscular 1)
5315 Muntiacus muntjak Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 70 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 1 Ref_1 ABC 15925.79 Ref_117 1
Row: muntiacus muntjak, Activity columns (Diurnal 1)
5315 Muntiacus muntjak Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 70 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 1 Ref_1 ABC 15925.79 Ref_117 1
Row: muntiacus muntjak, BodyMass-Value 15925.79 g (15.9 kg); band set by mass: medium from 1.2 kg to under 32 kg, large from 32 kg to under 1000 kg
5315 Muntiacus muntjak Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 70 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 1 Ref_1 ABC 15925.79 Ref_117 1
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