Muntiacus montanus

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Sumatran Mountain Muntjac

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Superfamily : Cervoidea
Family : Cervidae
Subfamily : Cervinae
Tribe : Muntiacini
Genus : Muntiacus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild

Authority citation

Robinson, H.C. and Kloss, C.B. 1918-06. Mammals. Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums 8(2):1-80.

Original name as described

Muntiacus muntjak montanus

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1919.11.12.26

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/670a2f25-0091-46cd-9de0-f3dafb038cf9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a1fa8d6b-af78-41c5-ba24-adb3b60b95fa

Type locality

Sungei Kring, Korinchi Peak, 7, 300 feet, West Sumatra.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Indonesia

Taxonomy notes

split from M. muntjak

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. · Melletti, M. and Focardi, S. (eds.). Deer of the World. Springer, Cham.

IUCN Red List status

Not Evaluated

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006967

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Muntiacus muntjak montanus

H. C. Robinson & Kloss, 1918

Family

Cervidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1919.11.12.26

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/670a2f25-0091-46cd-9de0-f3dafb038cf9 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a1fa8d6b-af78-41c5-ba24-adb3b60b95fa

Authority page

69

Authority publication

Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (1990:161) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39623)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:410) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Muntiacus montanus

G. S. Miller, 1942

Family

Cervidae

Root name

montanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

164

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Name usages

  1. Miller (1942:164) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/12073)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:90) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #136831) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #136831) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136831/22168363) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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