Hairy-fronted muntjac: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the hairy-fronted muntjac lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Muntiacus crinifrons
Group	Deer
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Asia
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Cervidae

Where does the hairy-fronted muntjac live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the hairy-fronted muntjac in 1 country or territory across Asia. Wikidata lists it as endemic to People's Republic of China.

China

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the hairy-fronted muntjac endangered?

The hairy-fronted muntjac’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the hairy-fronted muntjac?

The hairy-fronted muntjac (Muntiacus crinifrons) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Cervidae, genus Muntiacus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the hairy-fronted muntjac

The hairy-fronted muntjac or black muntjac (Muntiacus crinifrons) is a type of deer currently found in Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi and Fujian in southeastern China. It is considered to be endangered, possibly down to as few as 5–10,000 individuals spread over a wide area. Reports of hairy-fronted muntjacs from Burma result from considering the hairy-fronted muntjac and Gongshan muntjac as the same species. This suggestion is controversial. It is similar in size to the common muntjac.

Hairy-fronted muntjacs are extremely difficult to study because of their shyness. Camera-trap photographs have revealed the presence of hairy-fronted muntjacs where they were believed not to have existed for decades, for example in the Wuyanling National Nature Reserve.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Hairy-fronted muntjac (revision 1314714600), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q600743 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).