Muntjac discovery of several new species. The Indian muntjac ("M. muntjak") is the mammal with the lowest recorded chromosome number: The male has a diploid number of 7, the female only 6 chromosomes. Reeves's muntjac ("M. reevesi"), in comparison, has a diploid number of 46 chromosomes. The genus "Muntiacus" has 12 recognized species: Muntjac Muntjacs, also known as barking deer and Mastreani deer, are small deer of the genus "Muntiacus". Muntjacs are thought to have begun appearing 15–35 million years ago, with remains found in Miocene deposits in France, Germany and Poland. It is listed as Least Concern by the IUCN.
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