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The northern red muntjac occurs in twelve countries of south-central and south-east Asia including Pakistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam. [1] It is also present in Hong Kong. Its presence in Malaysia is uncertain. [1] Muntjac at Tadoba National Park, India
Muntjac are of great interest in evolutionary studies because of their dramatic chromosome variations and the recent discovery of several new species. The Southern red muntjac ( M. muntjak ) is the mammal with the lowest recorded chromosome number: The male has a diploid number of 7, the female only 6 chromosomes.
Articles relating to the Muntjac, 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.
Northern three-toed jerboa, Dipus sagitta NA (eastern Europe) Thick-tailed three-toed jerboa , Stylodipus telum LC (eastern Europe) Williams's jerboa , Scarturus williamsi [ 2 ] LC ( Azerbaijan )
The specimen is slightly smaller than the common muntjac and DNA testing has shown it to be distinct from recently discovered muntjac species. It is a subspecies of Fea's muntjac, whose home range is mountains further northwest separated by lower land. However, without further evidence, the exact position of Roosevelt's muntjac cannot be stated.
Northern Red Muntjac female, Muntiacus vaginalis in Khao Yai national park, Thailand This photo is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike Licence. You are free to use this image, as long as it is shared with attribution under the same licence together with the appropriate credits: By: Tontan Travel
Also, Reeves's muntjac escaped a zoo on Izu Ōshima in 1970 when a fence fell due to a typhoon. They have inflicted severe damage to the local ashitaba plantations. [22] A muntjac eradication effort on Izu Ōshima was undertaken in 2007–2014 but failed, and as of 2014, at least 11,000 individuals exist and have a yearly population growth rate ...
The earliest written accounts on the mountains of Albania can be attributed to German geographer Kurt Hassert, who explored the northern region of the country in June 1897, carrying out his first expedition to Mount Cukal. [6]