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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.
Although the muntjac deer has a long lineage, little has been studied in terms of their fossil record. [14] The female Southern red muntjac deer is the mammal with the lowest recorded diploid number of chromosomes, where 2n = 6. [15] The male has a diploid number of seven chromosomes.
Fea's muntjac (Muntiacus feae) or the Tenasserim muntjac, is a rare species of muntjac native to southern Myanmar and Thailand. It is a similar size to the common muntjac (adult weight is 18 – 21 kg (40 – 46 lb)). It is diurnal and solitary, inhabiting upland evergreen, mixed or shrub forest (at an altitude of 2500 m (8200')) with a diet of ...
Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi), also known as the Chinese muntjac, [2] is a species of muntjac found widely in south-eastern China (from Gansu to Yunnan) and ...
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.
The Malabar red muntjak (Muntiacus malabaricus) is a muntjac deer species, endemic to India and Sri Lanka. [1] References This page was last edited on 17 October 2024 ...
The leaf muntjac, leaf deer or Putao muntjac (Muntiacus putaoensis) is a small species of muntjac. [4] ... Other than this, the male and female deer are identical. [4]
The Northern red muntjac (Muntiacus vaginalis) [1] [2] is a species of muntjac. It is found in numerous countries of south-central and southeast Asia. [1] Taxonomy