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Giant muntjac
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species of mammal
Species
Critically Endangered越南大麂（Muntiacus vuquangensis）是一種麂。牠們是於1994年在越南的河靜縣羽光國家公園及老撾中部發現。 越南大麂是體型最大的麂，也是體型中等的鹿，與赤麂是近親。
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Critically Endangered
- taxon name
- Muntiacus vuquangensis
- Commons category
- Muntiacus vuquangensis
- taxon common name
- Riesenmuntjak
- CITES Appendix
- Appendix I of CITES
- time period
- Holocene
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Encyclopedic overview
The giant muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis), sometimes referred to as the large-antlered muntjac, is a species of muntjac deer. It is the largest muntjac species and was discovered in 1994 in Vũ Quang, Hà Tĩnh Province of Vietnam and in central Laos. During inundation of the Nakai Reservoir in Khammouane Province of Laos for the Nam Theun 2 Multi-Purpose Project, 38 giant muntjac were captured, studied, and released into the adjacent Nakai-Nam Theun National Protected Area. Subsequent radio-tracking of a sample of these animals showed the relocation was successful. The species is also located in parts of eastern Cambodia, as well as the Annamite Mountains (Trường Sơn Mountains).
The giant muntjac is commonly found in evergreen forests and weighs about 66–110 lb (30–50 kg). It has a red-brown coat and is an even-toed ungulate. Due to slash-and-burn agriculture, combined with hunting, the giant muntjac is considered critically endangered. It is preyed upon by animals such as the tiger and leopard. It is most closely related to Muntiacus muntjak (common muntjac).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Giant muntjac” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.