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NRLD - 327589 | Muntiacus muntjak

Assessment ID
327589
Taxon name
Muntiacus muntjak
(Zimmermann, 1780)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Muntiacus muntjak
(Zimmermann, 1780)
Common name(s)
Barking Deer, Indian Muntjac, Maya Harin, Ruru Harin
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
chordata
Class
mammalia
Order
artiodactyla
Family
cervidae
Genus
Muntiacus
Species
muntjak
Species authority
(Zimmermann, 1780)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
Groves (2003), elected to raise mainland forms of M. muntjak (s.l.) from subspecific taxa to the species M. vaginalis, leaving the mainly sundaic forms to constitute M. muntjak (s.s.), a position that had already been postulated by previous authors (e.g.
Cervus moschatus Blainville, 1816; Cervus muntjak Zimmermann, 1780; Cervus pleiharicus Kohlbrugge, 1896; Muntiacus bancanus Lyon, 1906; Muntiacus rubidus Lyon, 1911
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
Bangladesh
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
Bangladesh
Country ISO code(s)
BGD
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Endangered
Abbreviated status
EN
Criteria system used
IUCN

(see Assessment details)

Assessment rationale/justification
This species is only found in forested areas of Bangladesh with very low population. Based on its existing threats it is suspected that at least 50% of its population, Area of Occupancy and habitat quality have been reduced that is still continuing. Thus, it is categorized as Endangered.
Assessment details
Year assessed
2015
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
Tapan Kumar Dey
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN (2012) IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1. Second edition. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iv + 32pp; IUCN (2012) Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
URL (link) of redlist assessment or publication
http://iucnredlistbd.org/
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
No
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
It occurs in Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand (Groves 2003). Its range is Madhupur Sal forest and mixed evergreen forest of the northeastern and southeastern regions and the Sundarbans (Feeroz et al. 2011, 2012, Khan 2008, Khan 2015).
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes, in the publication/on website
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Terrestrial
Not_assigned
Freshwater
Not_assigned
Marine
Not_assigned
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
Barking Deer is associated with forest and adjacent areas and also occurs in degraded forests and nearby tea gardens. It is terrestrial and crepuscular. The diet is mostly fruits, buds, tender leaves, flowers, herbs and young grass (Kitchener et al. 1990).
History
Endangered in Bangladesh (IUCN Bangladesh 2000).
Publication
Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals
IUCN Bangladesh. 2015. Red List of Bangladesh Volume 2: Mammals. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. xvi+232