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Muntiacus (muntjak)

Mammalia - Cervidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Muntiacus Rafinesque p. 56
1816Cervulus de Blainville
1825Muntjaccus Gray p. 342
1988Cervulus Carroll
1988Muntiacus Carroll
2000Muntiacus Grubb p. 302
2003Muntiacus Hassanin and Douzery p. 212
2005Muntiacus Wilson and Reeder
2008Muntiacus Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 974 figs. Fig. 5
2022Muntiacus Mackiewicz et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyCervidae
subfamilyCervinaeGoldfuss 1820
tribeMuntiaciniPockock 1923
genusMuntiacusRafinesque 1815

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Muntiacus Rafinesque 1815 [muntjak]
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Muntiacus atherodes Groves and Grubb 1982 [Bornean yellow muntjac]
†Muntiacus bohlini Teilhard de Chardin 1940
Muntiacus crinifrons Sclater 1885
Muntiacus feae Thomas and Doria 1889 [Fea's muntjac]
†Muntiacus fenghoensis Chow 1956
Muntiacus gongshanensis Ma 1990 [Gongshan muntjac]
†Muntiacus lacustris Teilhard de Chardin and Trassaert 1937
†Muntiacus leilaoensis Dong et al. 2004
Muntiacus montanus Robinson and Kloss 1918 [Sumatran muntjac]
Muntiacus moschatus Blainville 1816
Muntiacus muntjak Rafinesque 1815
†Muntiacus nanus Teilhard de Chardin and Trassaert 1937
Muntiacus puhoatensis Trai 1997 [Puhoat muntjac]
Muntiacus putaoensis Amato et al. 1999 [leaf deer]
Muntiacus reevesi Ogliby 1839
Muntiacus rooseveltorum Osgood 1932 [Roosevelt's muntjac]
Muntiacus truongsonensis Giao and Tuoc 1998 [Truong Son muntjac]
Muntiacus vuquangensis Tuoc et al. 1994 [Large-antlered muntjac]
†Muntiacus zhaotongensis Dong et al. 2014
Invalid names: Cervulus de Blainville 1816 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean

Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:03:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Turolian to the top of the Holocene or 8.70000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246China (Yunnan) Muntiacus sp., Muntiacus nanus (11798)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Qinghai) Muntiacus noringenensis (230324)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Gansu) Muntiacus indet. (236747)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Muntiacus zhaotongensis (230332)
Baodean11.1 - 4.9China (Yunnan) Muntiacus leilaoensis (127187) Muntiacus sp. (183982)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333China (Yunnan) Muntiacus sp. (44219 44220 44221 44222 44224) Muntiacus sp., Muntiacus nanus (44223)
Turolian8.7 - 5.333China (Gansu) Muntiacus lacustris (42675)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Moldova Muntjaccus sp., Muntjaccus pliocaenicus (198590)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588China (Henan) Muntiacus lacustris (46194)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Romania Muntiacus polonicus (39627)
MN 144.9 - 4.2Ukraine Muntiacus pliocaenicus (50908)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Slovakia Muntiacus sp. (41027)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Yunnan) Muntiacus sp. (78193)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Guanxi) Muntiacus lacustris (230994)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Guangxi) Muntiacus sp. (230325)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Anhui) Muntiacus nanus (68380)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Hunan) Muntiacus sp. (36819)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China ( Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region) Muntiacus lacustris (214689)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Indonesia Muntiacus muntjak (93520 93522)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Taiwan (N/A) Muntiacus sp., Muntiacus bohlini (208978)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117China (Jiangxi) Muntiacus sp. (35923)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117China (Yunnan) Muntiacus lacustris (36587) Muntiacus nanus (36583)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Hubei) Muntiacus sp. (234753)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Malaysia (Perak) Muntiacus muntjak (235742)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Indonesia (Jawa Timur) Muntiacus muntjak (93521)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Laos (Hua Pan) Muntiacus muntjak (235746)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Thailand (Chaiyaphum) Muntiacus muntjak (237787)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guizhou) Muntiacus sp. (51100)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guangdong) Muntiacus muntjak (120834) Muntiacus sp. (40341)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129China (Guangxi) Muntiacus sp. (235740)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vietnam (Lang Son) Muntiacus muntjac (92781)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Taiwan Muntiacus sp. (223322)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117China (Guangxi) Muntiacus sp. (235737)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117China (Guangdong) Muntiacus reevesi (13293)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Thailand Muntiacus muntjak (176213 176214)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Indonesia Muntiacus muntjak (93524)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (high glacial)0.129 - 0.0117China (Hubei) Muntiacus muntjak, Muntiacus reevesi (92787)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Thailand (Chaiyaphum) Muntiacus sp. (237788)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Malaysia (Selangor) Muntiacus muntjak (235743)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117China (Sichuan) Muntiacus muntiacus (34679)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Vietnam Muntiacus muntjak (32904)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Indonesia (Java) Muntiacus muntjak (13738)