Description
English: Indian Muntjac (Barking Deer) in Nagarahole Forest- India
Date 15 August 2009, 06:56:35
Source Own work
Author Subramanya C K
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Muntjac_india.jpg
The Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak), also called red muntjac and barking deer, is a common muntjac deer species in South and Southeast Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. It gives calls similar to barking, usually upon sensing a predator (hence the common name for all muntjacs of barking deer). Order: Artiodactyla, Family: Cervidae, Subfamily: Cervinae, Synonyms: Cervus muntjac. |