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Data Deficient二名法 Muntiacus putaoensisAmato, Egan & Rabinowitz, 1999[2] 叶麂（學名：Muntiacus putaoensis），又名葉鹿，在近年才被發現的新哺乳動物。1997年，生物學家艾倫·拉賓諾維茨（Alan Rabinowitz）在緬甸北部地區克欽邦的偏遠山區進行野外考察時，發現了一具動物屍體。在驗証初時他只認為是其他種的幼體，但經過驗証後卻發現原來是新種——一頭成年的雌性葉麂。[3]經過遺傳檢測所得的標本後，他確認此為新的種。當地獵人一直以葉鹿去稱呼此種，這是因為這物種小得足以被一塊大的葉片完全包裹起來。[3] 分佈及棲地 葉麂的分佈曾一度認為十分狹窄，只在緬甸茂密的森林區，位於東北部葡萄縣（Putao）至胡康河谷（Hukawng Valley）內被發現，這也是其種小名的因來；及在邁立開江的南方支流內出沒。生活於海拔450至600米的高地上，正好是熱帶雨林及溫帶地交界地區。在2002年，葉麂也在印度東北部与中国有领土争议的阿魯納恰爾邦（中国称藏南）的那德哈国家公园（Namdapha National Park）內被發現。[4]及後又在阿魯納恰爾邦(藏南)的勞哈特（Lohit）及长朗县（Changlang）發現其身影。[5]葉麂的分佈才進一步擴闊至整個山區地方。 參考文獻 ^ Muntiacus putaoensis. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 2008. ^ Rabinowitz, AR; T. Myint; ST Khaing & S Rabinowitz (1999) Description of the Leaf Deer (Muntiacus putaoensis), a new species of muntjac from northern Myanmar. J. Zool. 249:427-435 ^ 3.0 3.1 Ellis, Richard. No Turning Back: The Life and Death of Animal Species. New York: Harper Perennial. 2004: 260. ISBN 0-06-055804-0. ^ Datta, A;J Pansa; MD Madhusudan & C Mishra (2003) Discovery of the Leaf Deer (Muntiacus putaoensis) in Arunachal Pradesh: an addition to the large mammals of India. Current S
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The leaf muntjac, leaf deer or Putao muntjac (Muntiacus putaoensis) is a small species of muntjac. It was documented in 1997 by biologist Alan Rabinowitz during his field study in the isolated Nogmung Township in Myanmar. Rabinowitz discovered the species by examining the small carcass of a deer that he initially believed was the juvenile of another species; however, it proved to be the carcass of an adult female. He managed to obtain specimens, from which DNA analysis revealed a new cervid species. Local hunters knew of the species and called it the leaf deer because its body could be completely wrapped by a single large leaf. It is found in Myanmar and India.
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