Pu Hoat muntjac

The Vietnam muntjac ( Muntiacus puhoatensis ) is a poorly understood species of deer from the kind of barking deer ( Muntiacus ). He was discovered in Vietnam in 1997.

Features

Size details for Vietnam Muntjac are not available. He is morphologically the Annam muntjac ( Muntiacus truongsonensis ) similar and weighs between 8 and 15 kg. The stature is small and the coat is reddish.

Distribution, habitat, life style

The Vietnam muntjac comes in Puhoat in the province of Nghe An in northwestern Vietnam and probably in neighboring Laos ago. The habitat are evergreen forests with a closed canopy at altitudes above 900 m. About his life nothing is known.

Status and taxonomy

The Vietnam muntjac is only known up to now from the type specimen. Because of its strong resemblance to the Annam muntjac be species status is disputed. From the IUCN he is listed in the category " insufficient data " ( data deficient ).