Muntjac 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. The present name is a borrowing of the Latinized form of the Dutch , which was borrowed from the Sundanese "mencek" (ᮙᮨᮔ᮪ᮎᮨᮊ᮪). The Latin form first appeared as in Zimmerman in 1780. The present-day species are native to South Asia and can be found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, the Indonesian islands,
Reeves's muntjac Reeves's muntjac Reeves's muntjac ("Muntiacus reevesi"; ), also known as Chinese muntjac, is a muntjac species found widely in southeastern China (from Gansu to Yunnan) and Taiwan. It has also been introduced in Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom (south England, the Midlands, east Wales), Ireland, and Japan. It takes its name from John Reeves, an employee of the British East India Company in the 19th century. Reeves's muntjac grows to high at the shoulder and in length, plus a short tail up to long. It weighs between when fully grown. It is reddish-brown in appearance with striped markings on