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Reeves's muntjac
Species of deer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi), also known as the Chinese muntjac,[2] is a species of muntjac found widely in south-eastern China (from Gansu to Yunnan) and Taiwan.[3] It has also been introduced in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Japan. It takes its name from John Reeves,[4] a naturalist employed by the British East India Company in the 19th century.
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Reeves's muntjac | |
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At Augsburg de Laza | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Cervidae |
Subfamily: | Cervinae |
Genus: | Muntiacus |
Species: | M. reevesi |
Binomial name | |
Muntiacus reevesi (Ogilby, 1839) | |
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