Fea's muntjac, Muntiacus feae, also called the Tenasserim muntjac, is a muntjac native to southern Myanmar and Thailand. Its coat is brown, dark orange or gray, the limbs and the rear of the tail are black, and it weighs around 25 kilograms. It is larger and lighter in color than the Gongshan muntjac, whose range overlaps with its own, and it can be told from the red muntjac by its black tail. It lives along the border between Myanmar and Thailand, mostly in evergreen forest and more often in wetter than in drier forest. Little is known of its ecology; it is generally solitary and feeds on fruits and leaves. The first specimen was collected by Leonardo Fea in the Tenasserim Hills, and the species was described in 1889.
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Classification
System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 2 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
In Biome
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Muntiacus feae (Animal Diversity Web)
In Ecosystem
Source Fea's muntjac (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Fea's muntjac (Wikipedia)Distribution and ecology, range (myanmar)Quote, Distribution and ecology, range (myanmar)
Fea's muntjac lives along the border between Myanmar and Thailand.
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Fea's muntjac (Wikipedia)Distribution and ecology, range (thailand)Quote, Distribution and ecology, range (thailand)
Fea's muntjac lives along the border between Myanmar and Thailand.
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Muntiacus feae (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyPrimary Diet
Primary Diet herbivore herbivore
Primary Diet, diet
frugivore frugivore
Key Behaviors
nocturnal nocturnal
Conservation Status, CITES
CITES No special status
Habitat, Terrestrial Biomes
Terrestrial Biomes forest forest
Lifespan/Longevity, captive specimen
but one wild-born specimen lived to nearly 12 years of age in captivity
View the Source 2. Fea's muntjac (Wikipedia)
Distribution and ecology, range (myanmar)
Fea's muntjac lives along the border between Myanmar and Thailand.
Distribution and ecology, range (thailand)
Fea's muntjac lives along the border between Myanmar and Thailand.
Lead
is a species of muntjac native to southern Myanmar and Thailand
Distribution and ecology
more likely to be threatened by sustenance hunting, logging and the conversion of forest to agricultural land
Distribution and ecology, threats
the conversion of forest to agricultural land, in particular palm oil and rubber plantations
Child Taxon Of: Cervidae, Lead, family placement
is a species of muntjac native to southern Myanmar and Thailand
In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Lead, group placement
is a species of muntjac native to southern Myanmar and Thailand
In Ecosystem: Forest, Habitat
The species seems to occur predominantly in evergreen forests
View the Source3. GBIF: Muntiacus feae
GBIFDistributions, IUCN Red List threat statusQuote, Distributions, IUCN Red List threat status
threatStatus: DATA_DEFICIENT
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 feae, BodyMass-Value 22000 g (22.0 kg); band set by mass: medium from 1.2 kg to under 32 kg, large from 32 kg to under 1000 kgQuote, Row: muntiacus feae, BodyMass-Value 22000 g (22.0 kg); band set by mass: medium from 1.2 kg to under 32 kg, large from 32 kg to under 1000 kg
5312 Muntiacus feae Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 80 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 1 Ref_1 ABC 22000 Ref_117 1
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