Latin Etymology: Muntiacus ("muntjac") reevesi ("Reeves'")
Adult Reeve's Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi, unknown subspecies) on Pitsford Reservoir, Northants - January 2011
Featured Subspecies: unknown
UK STATUS NOT EVALUTATED / IUCN Red List: Least Concern
A very small deer about the size of a collie. They are much more secretive than the larger species. They are also notable in that they don't have that large antlers and instead have tusks. They make a barking noise similar to dogs. Originally an introduced species, they have spread out massively to the point where they are in some places the most common or second most common species of deer.
Related Species:
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Genus: Muntiacus
SUBSPECIES: M. r. jiangkouensis, M. r. micrurus, M. r. reevesi, M. r. sinensis
- Sighting Locations -
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
A very small deer about the size of a collie. They are much more secretive than the larger species. They are also notable in that they don't have that large antlers and instead have tusks. They make a barking noise similar to dogs. Originally an introduced species, they have spread out massively to the point where they are in some places the most common or second most common species of deer.
Related Species:
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Genus: Muntiacus
SUBSPECIES: M. r. jiangkouensis, M. r. micrurus, M. r. reevesi, M. r. sinensis
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A common introduced resident
- Several seen at Pitsford Reservoir and Geddington
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
No comments:
Post a Comment