Giant muntjac
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| Giant muntjac Conservation status: Vulnerable | ||||||||||||||||
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| Muntiacus vuquangensis Wemmer et al., 1998 |
Giant Muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis) is a species of muntjac deer. It is the largest muntjac species and was discovered in 1994 in Vu Quang, Ha Tinh province of Vietnam and in central Laos.
It is a medium-sized deer, most closely related to the Indian Muntjac (or Common Muntjac).
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References
- Giant Muntjac (http://www.wwfindochina.org/conservation/species/tmuntjac.htm), WWF Indochina.
