Fea's Muntjac

About the Fea's Muntjac

Fea's muntjac (Muntiacus feae) also called the Tenasserim muntjac, is a species of muntjac native to southern Myanmar and Thailand. Fea's muntjac has a brown, dark orange, or gray coat. The limbs and posterior tail are black. A lighter yellow-hued triangular patch extends down from the forehead with darker fur stretching from the muzzle to the orbital glands under the eyes. Two black lines extend down from the horns.

Fea's muntac weighs around 25kg. The holotype specimen (a male) was 88cm in length, not including the tail. It is larger and lighter in color than the Gongshan muntjac (Muntiacus gongshanensis), with which its range overlaps. It is similar in size to the red muntjac (Muntiacus vaginalis), with which it may also overlap but can be distinguished by its black tail.

Fea's muntjac lives along the border between Myanmar and Thailand. The species has also been observed in southwestern China and Tibet, however these veracity of these identifications have been called into question by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (best known for creating the IUCN red list); the assessors note that many of the published reports... Wikipedia →