Mammals · Artiodactyla · Cervidae
Reeves' Muntjac
Muntiacus reevesi
Least Concern
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
Reeves's muntjac, or the barking deer, is a small reddish deer of south-eastern China and Taiwan, with short antlers on elongated pedicles and upper canines in the males. It owes its nickname to the harsh, repeated bark it gives as an alarm, which it can keep up for more than an hour. Introduced into England in the early 20th century from the Woburn collection, it has gone feral and spread across much of the country, where it damages woodland regeneration.
Weight
10 kg – 18 kg
Size
70 cm – 1.1 m
Life expectancy
16 years
