Muntiacus vaginalis

IUCN

Alias：Muntiacus vaginalis，Barking Deer、Indian Muntjac、Indian Red Muntjac、Northern Red Muntjac,Northern Red Muntjac

Basic Information

Scientific classification

name：Muntiacus vaginalis
Aliases：Muntiacus vaginalis，Barking Deer、Indian Muntjac、Indian Red Muntjac、Northern Red Muntjac,Northern Red Muntjac
Outline：Ungulata
Family：Artiodactyls Cervidae Muntjac

Vital signs

length：About 100 cm
Weight：20-30kg
lifetime：No verification information

Feature

Details

The scientific name of Indian Red Muntjac is Muntiacus vaginalis. Its foreign names include Barking Deer, Indian Muntjac, Indian Red Muntjac, and Northern Red Muntjac. Similar to the Yellow Muntjac, it will bark when in danger, so it is also called the Barking Deer. Except for the mating season, it generally lives alone, but a few live in groups, and even feed on grass with other large animals. It usually appears day and night, and is most active at dusk and in foggy times.

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Listed in the 2008 Red List of Endangered Species of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) ver 3.1 - Low Concern (LC).

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Location

The head is relatively narrow and long, the frontal glands are long and finally cross together to form a V shape, the limbs are slender, the male has horns, and the female has no horns.

Form

The head is relatively narrow and long, the frontal glands are long and finally cross together to form a V shape, the limbs are slender, the male has horns, and the female has no horns.