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New content has been added by Hilary McCants and Sadie Christenson, as part of the Introductory Animal Biology coursework (Fall 2007) at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. The changes were also reviewed by two other students.
Size
please add also the size in the metric system (cm, kg) for non americans. thanks. — Preceding
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Comments
I have a few comments/observations (unfortunately I can't fix them myself):
The map showing the range in the infox is missing China
The intro section states the antlers grow to 5.9" but the description section says they are only 1-2"
The section on reproduction states (without citation) "Indian muntjacs are distinguished ... in showing no evidence of a specific breeding season" but the next section on behavior mentions a rutting season several times. I would suggest removing the reference to "season" and leave it as simply the period when males begin looking for mates (or vice versa) if it happens any time of the year.
Similiarly, calling them both diurnal and nocturnal in the same sentence without explaining what causes them to act one way or the other seems unhelpful. Do they not show a preference or do animals closer to humans become nocturnal?
The section on genetics could use some expansion as that seems particularly notable for this species
MAJOR EDIT : Changes mades [except MSW3] section mostly represent the current Muntiacus muntjak. This species has split in two a while back, with the elevation of the subspecies Muntiacus m. vaginalis to species. They are now the Southern (M. muntjak) and Northern red muntjac (M. vaginalis). (previous edit with former Indian Muntjac info) (
https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Indian_muntjac&oldid=1138615722 )
The
northern red muntjac (Muntiacus vaginalis) is now distinct from the Indian Muntjac/Common Muntjac (now known as Southern red muntjac). Populations north of Sunda and Malayasia of Muntiacus muntjak are now attributed to the species Muntiacus vaginalis (the northern red muntjac).[1][2][3][4][5][6]Gimly24 (
talk) 23:20, 13 February 2023 (UTC)reply
References
^Timmins, R. J.; Duckworth, J. W.; Pattanavibool, A.; Steinmetz, R.; Samba Kumar, N.; Anwarul Islam, Md.; Sagar Baral, H. (2008).
"Muntiacus vaginalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
^Timmins, R. J.; Steinmetz, R.; Samba Kumar, N.; Anwarul Islam, Md.; Sagar Baral, H. (2016).
"Muntiacus vaginalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
^Timmins, R. J.; Duckworth, J. W.; Hedges, S.; Pattanavibool, A.; Steinmetz, R.; Semiadi, G.; Tyson, M.; Boeadi, . (2008).
"Muntiacus muntjak". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 14 February 2023. {{
cite web}}: |first8= has numeric name (
help)
^Timmins, R. J.; Duckworth, J. W.; Hedges, S. (2016).
"Muntiacus muntjak". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 14 February 2023.