Indischer Muntjak Muntiacus muntjak (Zimmermann, 1780)
English: Indian Muntjac; French: Muntjac des Indes; Assamese: Hugeri; Bengali: Maya; Bothis: Karisar; Burmese: Gyi; Canarese: Kankari, Kard-kari, Kond-kari; Chinese: Ji; Gonds: Gutra, Bherki; Hindi: Kakar; Lepchas: Sikku; Malay: Kidang; Marathi: Bekar, bekra; Nepali: Ratwa, Ratuwa, Mriga; Singhalese: Weli, Hulamuha; Tamil: Katu-ardu; Kalai; Telegu: Kuka-gori.
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Former distribution: As now.
Present distribution: North-western Pakistan, the Indian Peninsula, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Xizang (Tibet), south-western China, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, Malaysia to Sumatra, Java, Borneo and Formosa. Introduced into England in 1900.
Behaviour: Preferred habitat: dense woodlands and forests with good undergrowth in both low and hilly regions; activity mainly nocturnal; they feed on grasses, leaves and shoots. They are mainly solitary. Predators include tigers, leopards, clouded leopards, wild dogs.
Population status: Stable.
Brief notes:
Body weight: 20-30 kg
Head and body length: 80-100 cm
Tail length: 15-18 cm
Shoulder height: 50-60 cm
Gestation period: 180 days
Maximum age: 10 years
Trophy: Record RW’s: 10 3/8", 1898 Java, H. VAN SON; average 5". SCI: 39 6/8 score, 1975 Java, HAJI ALAM SHAH; average 12".
Subspecies: 2
1. Muntiacus m. muntjak Stable.
2. Muntiacus m. vaginalis India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Yunnan in China, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Kampuchea. Stable.
Remarks: The Muntjac is also called "barking deer", since it produces a bark-like noise when alarmed.
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