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Annamite Muntjac

Muntiacus truongsonensis

Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Cervidae
Genus
Muntiacus
IUCN status
DD
Distribution
Laos|Vietnam|China?
Realm
Palearctic|Indomalaya

Other names: Annamite Dark Muntjac

About this species

Weight
About 15kg
Habitat
Dense forest at 400–1,000m
Range
Truong Son (Annamite) range, Vietnam and Laos

The Truong Son muntjac, or Annamite muntjac, is one of the smallest muntjac species, at about 15 kg, half the size of the Indian muntjac. It was discovered in the Truong Son (Annamite) mountain range in Vietnam in 1997, identified by examination of skulls and descriptions provided by villagers, who call it samsoi cacoong, 'the deer that lives in the deep, thick forest' (Wikipedia, general species account).

It lives at elevations of 400–1,000 m, where its small size allows it to move through dense undergrowth.

Description: Wildlife of Vietnam guide, Wildlife of Everywhere (wildlifeofeverywhere.com); general species information paraphrased from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

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