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Truong Son muntjac

Mammals

The Truong Son muntjac, also called the Annamite muntjac, Muntiacus truongsonensis, is a muntjac deer discovered in the Truong Son (Annamite) mountain range in Vietnam in 1997. It is one of the smallest muntjac species at about 15 kilograms, half the size of the Indian or common muntjac. It was identified from skulls and from descriptions given by villagers, who call it samsoi cacoong, meaning the deer that lives in the deep, thick forest. It lives at elevations of 400 to 1,000 metres, where its small size lets it move through dense undergrowth. The IUCN classifies it as Data Deficient, and the animal is solitary and social only during the breeding season.

Facts
Conservation Status
Data Deficient 4
Body Size Band
Medium 1
Activity Pattern
Diurnal 1
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Activity Pattern
Crepuscular 1
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Hunted or Fished 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cervidae, Taxa
Source Truong Son muntjac (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Muntiacus truongsonensis (Animal Diversity Web)

In Ecosystem

Forest, Ecosystems
Source Truong Son muntjac (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Vietnam

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Truong Son muntjac (Wikipedia)Lead, range (vietnam)
Quote, Lead, range (vietnam)
discovered in the Truong Son (Annamite) mountain range in Vietnam in 1997
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 truongsonensis, Diet columns (plant material 80%, fruit 20%, seed 0%)
    5321 Muntiacus truongsonensis Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 80 Ref_2 D1 G A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 19506.63 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
  • Row: muntiacus truongsonensis, Activity columns (Nocturnal 1)
    5321 Muntiacus truongsonensis Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 80 Ref_2 D1 G A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 19506.63 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
  • Row: muntiacus truongsonensis, Activity columns (Crepuscular 1)
    5321 Muntiacus truongsonensis Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 80 Ref_2 D1 G A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 19506.63 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
  • Row: muntiacus truongsonensis, Activity columns (Diurnal 1)
    5321 Muntiacus truongsonensis Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 80 Ref_2 D1 G A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 19506.63 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
  • Row: muntiacus truongsonensis, BodyMass-Value 19506.63 g (19.5 kg); band set by mass: medium from 1.2 kg to under 32 kg, large from 32 kg to under 1000 kg
    5321 Muntiacus truongsonensis Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 80 Ref_2 D1 G A 1 1 1 Ref_2 D1 19506.63 "Ref_2, Ref_3" 0
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2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Muntiacus truongsonensis (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status, CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Habitat, Terrestrial Biomes
    Terrestrial Biomes forest forest
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
    like many other muntjacs, is hunted for their meat and their skins
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3. Truong Son muntjac (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, range (vietnam)
    discovered in the Truong Son (Annamite) mountain range in Vietnam in 1997
  • Lead
    is a species of muntjac deer
  • Child Taxon Of: Cervidae, Lead, family placement
    is a species of muntjac deer
  • In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Lead, group placement
    is a species of muntjac deer
  • In Ecosystem: Forest, Lead paragraph
    the deer that lives in the deep, thick forest
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4. GBIF: Muntiacus truongsonensis
GBIFDistributions, IUCN Red List threat status
Quote, Distributions, IUCN Red List threat status
threatStatus: DATA_DEFICIENT
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