Muntiacus

The sympatric occurrence of the Indian muntjac Muntiacus muntjak further complicates species identification based primarily on morphometry.

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Molecular evidence for the occurrence of the leaf deer Muntiacus putaoensis in Arunachal Pradesh, north-east India

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Abstract: The discovery of the leaf deer Muntiacus putaoensis in northern Myanmar has added to the growing list of large mammals recently discovered in remote, unexplored parts of south and south-east Asia.

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Finally, we use our samples and genetic data from three mitochondrial markers to establish phylogenetic affinities between these samples and other extant members of the Muntiacus genus.

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Other species include muntjac Muntiacus muntjak, lesser mouse deer Tragulus javanicus, rusa deer Cervus timorensis and wild boar Sus scrofa.

Ujung Kulon National Park and Krakatau Nature Reserve, Indonesia 2009

Studies on stereotyped behavior of barking deer (Muntiacus muntjak).

Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal 2009

Other threatened mammals include Asiatic wild dog Cuon alpinus (V), tiger Panthera tigris, leopard Panthera pardus (black forms being as commonly seen as spotted), clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa (V), Asian elephant Elephas maximus, estimated to number 150-200 animals, Asian tapir Tapirus indicus (rarely seen, but tracks are common in parts of the sanctuary) and Fea's muntjac Muntiacus feae.

Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand 2008

Species include the Javan rhinoceros Rhinoceros sondaicus (E) and water buffalo Bubalus bubalis (V), last recorded in 1870 and 1885, respectively, swamp deer Cervus duvauceli (E), which existed in good numbers until early this century, and Indian muntjac Muntiacus muntjak, last reported on Halliday Island in the late 1970s.

Sundarbans National Park, India 2008

Numerous other mammals are of conservation significance, primarily the elusive and endemic Fea's muntjac (Muntiacus feae) (Table 1).

Tenasserim-South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests 2008

Other rare and important species in the area of Mount Wuyi include: the Chinese tiger Panthera tigris amoyensis, clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa, leopard P. pardus, black muntjac Muntiacus crinifrons, mainland serow Capricornis sumatraensis, Cabot's tragopan Tragopan caboti, Chinese black-backed pheasant Syrmaticus ellioti, the Chinese giant salamander Andrias davidianus, and the butterfly Golden Kaiserihind Teinopalpus aureus.

Mount Wuyi, China 2008