#0097 · 🦊 mammals

Reeves's Muntjac

🇳🇱 Chinese Muntjak ·Muntiacus reevesi

LCleast concern 🦊 Mammals 📍 in Europe, not in NL

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what is it?

The Reeves's muntjac ( Muntiacus reevesi ; Chinese: 山羌) 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.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 9,338iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
9,338 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by William Ogilby in 1839 (187 years ago).
Not originally Dutch: it was introduced to the Netherlands.