Muntiacus vuquangensis Tuoc, Dung, Dawson, Arctander and Mackinnon 1994

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Artiodactyla, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 637-722 : 668

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Type Locality: "Vu Quang Nature Reserve in Ha tinh province of Vietnam ".

Vernacular Names: Large-antlered Muntjac.

Distribution: Upland forest in Laos and Vietnam.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I as Megamuntiacus vuquanghensis [sic]. Locally relatively abundant but its restriction to upland forests suggests it should be classified as Potentially At Risk ( Duckworth et al. 1993).

Discussion: Distribution and status in Laos reviewed by Timmins et al (1998). Placed in genus Muntiacus by Amato et al. (2000), Giao et al (1998), and Schaller and Vrba (1996).