A distinctive skull, with very large suborbital pits and, in the male, prominent tusks, with antler pedicles arising from long ridges. In a study of 76 males aged over 2 years, 41% were found to have broken one or both canines. The Muntjac is naturalised in the UK, although an introduction in France was unsuccessful.
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1. Muntjac Deer skull (male)
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2. Muntjac Deer skull (female)
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Internet Resources
Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species Checklist
UMICH Animal Diversity Web
References
Chapman, N., Harris, S. & Stanford, A. 1994. Reeves' Muntjac Muntiacus reevsii in Britain: their history, spread, habitat selection,and the role of human intervention in accelerating their dispersal; Mammal Review 24: 113-160
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Taxonomy:
Order - Artiodactyla (paired toes)
Family - Cervidae (deer)
Sub-family - Cervinae (true deer)
Scientific Name:
Muntiacus - from the Sunda name
reevsii - after John Reeves, British naturalist in China 1812-31
Dental Formula
U 0.0-1.3.3 - L 3.1.3.3
Measurements: (explained)
Image 1
Overall length - 166mm (excl. antlers & pedicles)
Overall width - 79mm
Image 2
Overall length - 150mm
Overall width - 66mm
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