| Sumatran muntjac | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Genus: | Muntiacus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | M. m. montanus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Muntiacus muntjak montanus | |
TheSumatran muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak montanus) is a subspecies ofIndian muntjac in thedeer family which can be the size of a large dog. It was discovered in 1914, but had not been sighted since 1930 until one was snared and freed from a hunter's snare inKerinci Seblat National Park,Sumatra,Indonesia in 2002.[2] Two other Sumatran muntjac have since been photographed in the park. The Sumatran muntjac was placed on theIUCN Red List in 2008, but was listed asData Deficient, as taxonomic issues are still unresolved[1] (it has been considered either a distinct species,M. montanus, or a subspeciesM. muntjak montanus of thecommon muntjac). The distribution of the taxon is also uncertain and may be more extensive than suggested. It is possible that some previous sightings of the common muntjac in Western Sumatra were the Sumatran muntjac.[1]
