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Muntiacus muntjak
Basic stats
Diet
Fruit, shoots, leaves
Habitat
Wide range of forest types and disturbed habitat
Range
Widespread across South and Southeast Asia
Litter size
1 fawn
Gestation period
About 6 months (180–210 days)
Size
Small deer (shoulder height ~45–55cm)
Weight
18–28kg
A small, reddish-brown deer with short, simple antlers in males and prominent facial scent glands. One of the most widespread deer species in Southeast Asia, tolerant of a wide range of forest conditions.
Mostly solitary, foraging on fruit, shoots and leaves, and known for a loud, dog-like bark used as an alarm call — often the first sign of its presence on a forest walk, well before any visual sighting.
