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Baku Zoological Park

Reeves’ Muntjac

Size and weight

1 m in body length and 45-50 cm in height
14-15 kg

Nutrition

Omnivore

Life Span

Up to 13 years

Reproduction

1

Conservation status

Least Concern

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Mountain forests in South China, France, British islands and Japan

Muntjacs have both antlers and tusks. They are territorial, marking tree trunks with scent from glands on their forehead. When alarmed, the muntjac's call sounds like the barking of a dog and hence it is commonly referred to as the barking deer