Muntjac
Class: Mammals
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Weight: 15-30 kg
Height: 40-60 cm
Body length: 89-135 cm
Color: The back can be yellowish-ochre, grayish-ochre, brown, or blackish-brown. The belly is whitish. Females are lighter than males. Young individuals have a spotted coloration.
Age of sexual maturity: 1 year
Gestation period: 180 days
Lifespan: up to 10 years
Habitat: Found in Southeast Asia from the Indian Peninsula and Sri Lanka in the west, to southern China and Taiwan in the north, and to the Malay Peninsula, Java, Sumatra, and Borneo in the south.
Diet: Bamboo, fruits, berries, grass, seeds of various plants, tree and shrub leaves.
Did you know?
- Barking muntjacs can signal other animals about large predators such as tigers.
- Muntjacs are among the smallest deer in the world.
- Muntjacs have teeth resembling tusks.
- Several muntjac species are facing population declines.
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