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SPECIES Muntiacus vuquangensis

Author:Tuoc, Dung, Dawson, Arctander and Mackinnon, 1994.
Citation:Science and Technology news. Forest Inventory and Planning Institue (Hanoi): 5.
Common Name:Large-antlered Muntjac
Type Locality:"Vu Quang Nature Reserve in Ha tinh province of Vietnam".
Distribution:Upland forest in Laos and Vietnam.
Status: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).
Comments: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).
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