The Gongshan muntjac, Muntiacus gongshanensis, is a muntjac living in the Gongshan mountains of northwestern Yunnan, in southeastern Tibet, in northeastern India, especially Arunachal Pradesh, and in northern Myanmar. Genetic studies have shown that it is very closely related to the hairy-fronted muntjac, perhaps close enough to be treated as the same species despite its different coloration, although that position is disputed, and reports of the hairy-fronted muntjac from Arunachal Pradesh actually refer to this species. Its population cannot be counted accurately, but it appears often on camera-trapping studies, which suggest a population well above endangered levels. It has been observed in two large protected areas of Myanmar, and ongoing hunting is a major threat.
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Population Trend System (Realm) ThreatsBiological Resource Use 1 Relationship to People Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Comparison
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living in the Gongshan mountains in northwestern Yunnan, southeast Tibet, Northeast India (especially in Arunachal Pradesh) and northern Myanmar
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
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living in the Gongshan mountains in northwestern Yunnan, southeast Tibet, Northeast India (especially in Arunachal Pradesh) and northern Myanmar
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Source Gongshan muntjac (Wikipedia)Lead, range (myanmar)Quote, Lead, range (myanmar)
living in the Gongshan mountains in northwestern Yunnan, southeast Tibet, Northeast India (especially in Arunachal Pradesh) and northern Myanmar
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1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Muntiacus gongshanensis (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyPrimary Diet
Primary Diet herbivore herbivore
Primary Diet, diet
frugivore frugivore
Key Behaviors
crepuscular crepuscular
Conservation Status, CITES
CITES No special status
Habitat, Terrestrial Biomes
Terrestrial Biomes forest forest
Conservation Status
numbers appear to be decreasing because of over hunting by local human populations
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
are hunted by native populations for their meat, horns, and hides
View the Source 2. Gongshan muntjac (Wikipedia)
Lead, range (china)
living in the Gongshan mountains in northwestern Yunnan, southeast Tibet, Northeast India (especially in Arunachal Pradesh) and northern Myanmar
Lead, range (india)
living in the Gongshan mountains in northwestern Yunnan, southeast Tibet, Northeast India (especially in Arunachal Pradesh) and northern Myanmar
Lead, range (myanmar)
living in the Gongshan mountains in northwestern Yunnan, southeast Tibet, Northeast India (especially in Arunachal Pradesh) and northern Myanmar
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is a species of muntjac
Threats
Ongoing hunting is a major threat to its survival.
Child Taxon Of: Cervidae, Lead, family placement
is a species of muntjac
In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Lead, group placement
is a species of muntjac
View the Source3. GBIF: Muntiacus gongshanensis
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 gongshanensis, BodyMass-Value 19906.73 g (19.9 kg); band set by mass: medium from 1.2 kg to under 32 kg, large from 32 kg to under 1000 kgQuote, Row: muntiacus gongshanensis, BodyMass-Value 19906.73 g (19.9 kg); band set by mass: medium from 1.2 kg to under 32 kg, large from 32 kg to under 1000 kg
5314 Muntiacus gongshanensis Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 80 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 1 Ref_1 ABC 19906.73 Ref_117 1
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