Indian muntjac Indian muntjac deer is the mammal with the lowest recorded diploid number of chromosomes, where 2n = 6. The male has a diploid number of 7 chromosomes. The similar Reeves's muntjac ("Muntiacus reevesi"), in comparison, has a diploid number of 46 chromosomes. They have played a major role in Southern Asia, being hunted for sport and for their meat and skin. Often, these animals are hunted around the outskirts of agricultural areas, as they are considered a nuisance for damaging crops and ripping bark from trees. Indian muntjac The Indian muntjac ("Muntiacus muntjak"), also called Southern red muntjac and barking
Indian muntjac the microhabitat of Indian Muntjac in Hainan Island was conducted from 2001 to 2002 by tracking via radio collar the localities of three females and two males. Results showed a favoritism towards shrub grassland, thorny shrub land, and dry savanna over woods, cultivated grass plot and deciduous monsoon forests. Food availability was higher at foraging sites than at bed sites but bed sites had taller and denser vegetation. There was not a significant difference in wet vs dry was found in food abundance so habitat selection seemed to be based upon maximum tree high and canopy diameters. "Ornithodoros indica" has