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Muntiacus

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Muntiacus

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Also known as muntjac, barking deer, rib-faced deer

Muntjacs ( ), also known as the barking deer or rib-faced deer, are small deer of the genus Muntiacus native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. Muntjacs are thought to have begun appearing 15–35 million years ago, with remains found in Miocene deposits in France, Germany and Poland. Most are listed as least-concern species or Data Deficient by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), although others such as the black muntjac, Bornean yellow muntjac, and giant muntjac are vulnerable, near threatened, and critically endangered, respectively.

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Muntiacus is a genus of mammals within the family Cervidae. It belongs to the order Artiodactyla, class Mammalia, and phylum Chordata in the kingdom Animalia. The genus is part of the subfamily Muntiacini. The scientific name Muntiacus Rafinesque, 1815, was established by Rafinesque.

Records of this taxon have been documented in the United States, Vietnam, China, Thailand, and India. Specimens are held by institutions including MSB, ASNHC, AMNH, USNM, and MSU. The genus has been described in sources such as the Gujin Tushu Jicheng, the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, and the New International Encyclopedia.

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Species

Muntiacus

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassMammalia
  4. OrderArtiodactyla
  5. FamilyCervidae
Observations recorded171,293

麂（jǐ）是一类体型较小的鹿，又称为山羌、吠鹿或肋面鹿。麂是现今所知最早的鹿，于一千五百万至三千五百万年前开始出现，其化石仍常在中国、法国和德国的中新世地层中被挖掘出来。 现存的麂主要分布在以东南亚为中心，东至中国、日本、印度尼西亚，西至印度、斯里兰卡的广大地区，共分为9种： 赤麂 Muntiacus muntjak 山羌 Muntiacus reevesi 黑麂 Muntiacus crinifrons 菲氏麂 Muntiacus feae 婆罗洲黄麂 Muntiacus atherodes 贡山麂 Muntiacus gongshanensis 越南大麂 Muntiacus vuquangensis 长山麂 Muntiacus truongsonensis 叶麂 Muntiacus putaoensis 罗氏麂 Muntiacus rooseveltorum

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
73
With media
1
Family
Cervidae
Collections
MSB, ASNHC, AMNH, USNM, MSU, UMMZ
Recorded in
United States, Vietnam, China, Thailand, India, Greece, Asia, Locality Unknown
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Research

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Name
  • Distribution
  • Description
  • Tusks
  • Glands
  • Genetics
  • Species
  • See also
  • References
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Muntjacs ( ), also known as the barking deer or rib-faced deer, are small deer of the genus Muntiacus native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. Muntjacs are thought to have begun appearing 15–35 million years ago, with remains found in Miocene deposits in France, Germany and Poland. Most are listed as least-concern species or Data Deficient by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), although others such as the black muntjac, Bornean yellow muntjac, and giant muntjac are vulnerable, near threatened, and critically endangered, respectively.

==Name== The present name is a borrowing of the Latinized form of the Dutch , which was borrowed from the Sundanese (). The Latin form first appeared as in Zimmerman in 1780. An erroneous alternative name of Mastreani deer has its origins in a mischievous Wikipedia entry from 2011 and is incorrect.

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