INDIAN MUNTJAC




SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION

COMMON NAME:

Indian muntjac, Javan muntjac

KINGDOM:

Animalia

PHYLUM:

Chordata

CLASS:

Mammalia

ORDER:

Artiodactyla

FAMILY:

Cervidae

GENUS SPECIES:

Muntiacus (Sunda language for muntjac) muntjak


FAST FACTS

DESCRIPTION:

This is a small, brown deer with branched antlers and a longer nose than other types of deer.

SIZE:

Approximately 40-65 cm (16-26 in.) tall at shoulder

FEMALE

Females are smaller than males

WEIGHT:

15.9-34 kg (35-75 lb.)

DIET:

Includes leaves, fruit, bark, fungi, herbs

GESTATION:

Gestation lasts approximately 7 months; one offspring (rarely 2) at a time

SEXUAL MATURITY:

Approximately 6 months

LIFE SPAN:

Up to 10 years

RANGE:

India, Sri Lanka, Tibet, South West China, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaya, Sumatra, Java, and Borneo

HABITAT:

Inhabits rainforest and monsoon forest

POPULATION:

GLOBAL

Unknown

STATUS:

IUCN

Not listed

CITES

Not listed

USFWS

Not listed


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