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Muntjacs
Muntiacus
Muntjacs, also known as barking deer and Mastreani deer, are small deer of the genus Muntiacus. Muntjacs are the oldest known deer, thought to have begun appearing 15–35 million years ago, with remains found in Miocene deposits in France, Germany and Poland.
12 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 12 known species
Reeves's Muntjac
speciesMuntiacus reevesi
Northern Red Muntjac
speciesMuntiacus vaginalis
Southern Red Muntjac
speciesMuntiacus muntjak
Fea's Muntjac
speciesMuntiacus feae
Bornean Yellow Muntjac
speciesMuntiacus atherodes
Annamite Muntjac
speciesMuntiacus truongsonensis
Black Muntjac
speciesMuntiacus crinifrons
Leaf Muntjac
speciesMuntiacus putaoensis
Large-antlered Muntjac
speciesMuntiacus vuquangensis
Roosevelts' Muntjac
speciesMuntiacus rooseveltorum
Puhoat Muntjac
speciesMuntiacus puhoatensis
Gongshan Muntjac
speciesMuntiacus gongshanensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 42185.