The Northern red muntjac (''Muntiacus vaginalis'') is a species of muntjac. It is found in numerous countries of south-central and southeast Asia.

Taxonomy

It was recently found distinct from the Southern red muntjac (previously typically known as Indian muntjac) and includes all the population previously attributed to M. muntjak that are outside of

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and perhaps of Malaysia. The subspecies ''bancanus'', ''montanus'', ''muntjak'', ''nainggolani'', ''peninsulae'', ''pleiharicus'', ''robinsoni'', ''rubidus'' stays in the southern red muntjac (M. muntjak), while ''annamensis'', ''aureus'', ''curvostylis'', ''grandicornis'', ''nigripes'' are now attributed to the northern red muntjac (M. vaginalis).

Distribution

The northern red muntjac occurs in twelve countries of south-central and south-east Asia including Pakistan, Bhutan,

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

, Nepal, India,

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, Bangladesh,

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

, Cambodia,

Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

, Thailand, and Vietnam. It is also present in Hong Kong. Its presence in Malaysia is uncertain.

Conservation

It is listed as " Least Concern" by the

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due to its large distribution, presence in protected areas and resilience to hunting and habitat change.

References

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