The Sumatran muntjac (''Muntiacus muntjak montanus'') is a subspecies of Indian muntjac in the

deer A deer (: deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae (informally the deer family). Cervidae is divided into subfamilies Cervinae (which includes, among others, muntjac, elk (wapiti), red deer, and fallow deer) ...

family which can be the size of a large dog. It was discovered in 1914, but had not been sighted since 1930 until one was snared and freed from a hunter's snare in Kerinci Seblat National Park,

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in 2002. Two other Sumatran muntjac have since been photographed in the park. The Sumatran muntjac was placed on the

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in 2008, but was listed as Data Deficient, as taxonomic issues are still unresolved (it has been considered either a distinct species, ''M. montanus'', or a subspecies ''M. muntjak montanus'' of the common muntjac). The distribution of the taxon is also uncertain and may be more extensive than suggested. It is possible that some previous sightings of the common muntjac in Western Sumatra were the Sumatran muntjac.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q951776 Muntjacs

Muntjac Muntjacs ( ), also known as the barking deer or rib-faced deer, (URL is Google Books) are small deer of the genus ''Muntiacus'' native to South Asia and Southeast Asia. Muntjacs are thought to have begun appearing 15–35 million years ago, ...

Mammals of Indonesia Mammals described in 1918