The muntjac is a protected animal.
Listed on China's Red List of Biodiversity - Vertebrates Volume, with an assessment level of Endangered (EN) .
Listed in Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).?
Included in the list of terrestrial wildlife protected by the state as beneficial or having important economic or scientific research value.
Muntjac, commonly known as muntjac. Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Deer family. Adult weight 16 ~ 25 kg, body length 75 ~ 115 cm. The legs are thin and strong, good at jumping, the skin is very soft can make leather. Commonly known as "muntjac", because of its timid nature, a little wind and grass on the overreaction, the southern coastal area is also known as "yellow scared".
Expanded information:
Species of muntjac in China:
Species of muntjac in China:
Species of muntjac in China:
Species of muntjac in China:
1, red suede, also known as game meat. For the muntjac in the largest 1 species, body length 80 ~ 150 cm, shoulder height of about 55 cm; face part of the rib long; back of the body brown or dark brown, chest bright brown, after the abdominal hair color from yellowish to pure white, axillary white block spot, rat chevron, buttocks, under the tail is pure white. It inhabits dense forests, grassy areas, hills and mountains, and sometimes enters settlements and farmlands.
2, black muntjac. The black muntjac is endemic to China and is a nationally protected animal. Body size is slightly smaller than the red muntjac, body length of about 120 cm, shoulder height of about 50 cm; ear short round; side hooves more developed than the other muntjac; back of the body hair color brownish-black, around the eyes to the forehead has a bunch of bright brown tufted bristles, forehead, ears and cheeks between the V-shaped orange chestnut dark lines, waist and abdomen and limbs dark black, around the buttocks, the lower part of the tail and the mouse chevron pure white, the edge of the deep chestnut color.
3, small muntjac. The smallest species of muntjac, also endemic to China. Barking like a dog, so also known as barking deer or dog suede. Body length of 70 ~ 90 cm, shoulder height of about 40 cm; face short, facial ribs are also shorter than the red muntjac; back of the body hair color variation, yellow-brown, brown-black, the back of the neck in the center of a black stripe, the buttocks, tail, rat chevron also white; hooves are smaller than the red muntjac and the black muntjac; tear nest deep and round.
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