Muntiacus
Sign in to saveMuntjacs ( ), 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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Muntjacs, commonly called barking deer or rib-faced deer, are small deer native to South and Southeast Asia that make distinctive vocalizations and have been around for millions of years. While most muntjac species are considered stable by conservation standards, some species face serious threats, ranging from vulnerable to critically endangered status.
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Research
329 papers- The genome sequence of Reeves' muntjac, Muntiacus reevesi (Ogilby, 1839).Wellcome open research · 2024
- A haplotype-resolved and chromosome-scale genome assembly of Hainan muntjac (Muntiacus nigripes).Scientific data · 2024
- Complete mitochondrial genome of Gongshan muntjac (Muntiacus gongshanensis), a Critically Endangered deer species.Mitochondrial DNA. Part B, Resources · 2019
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- Tusks
- Glands
- Genetics
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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.