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The giant muntjac is commonly found in evergreen forests and weighs about 66–110 lb (30–50 kg). [5] It has a red-brown coat [4] and is an even-toed ungulate. Due to slash-and-burn agriculture, combined with hunting, the giant muntjac is considered critically endangered. [4] It is preyed upon by animals such as the tiger and leopard. [4]
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.
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They are the oldest known members of the deer family, and the earliest known deer-like creatures had horns instead of antlers, but the muntjac is the earliest known species to actually have antlers. Ancestor to muntjacs is the Dicrocerus elegans, which is the oldest known deer to shed antlers. Other fossils found that deer species experienced a ...
Muntjac deer are small species of deer native to Southeast Asia that grow short antlers that resemble horns. Related: Texas Woman Asks For Public's Help Identifying Mysterious Animal Caught on ...
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A Michigan man stunned the internet after sharing images of a "one-in-a-million" deer he found during a photography session. Steve Lindberg, a former state representative living in the state's ...
The Gongshan muntjac (Muntiacus gongshanensis) [3] is a species of muntjac (a type of deer) living in the Gongshan mountains in northwestern Yunnan, southeast Tibet, Northeast India (especially in Arunachal Pradesh) and northern Myanmar. [4] Ongoing hunting is a major threat to its survival. While the population cannot be accurately counted ...