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title: "Reeves's Muntjac"
description: "Muntiacus reevesi — Mammals. Reeves's muntjac, also known as the Chinese muntjac, is a species of muntjac found widely in south-eastern China and Taiwan."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/reeves-s-muntjac
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Reeves's Muntjac

> Muntiacus reevesi — Mammals. Reeves's muntjac, also known as the Chinese muntjac, is a species of muntjac found widely in south-eastern China and Taiwan.

- Scientific name: *Muntiacus reevesi*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 9057
- Wikidata: [Q695973](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q695973)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42187](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42187)

## Names

- en: Reeves's Muntjac
- de: Chinesisches Muntjak
- es: Muntíaco de Reeves
- fr: Muntjac de Reeves
- nl: Chinese muntjak
- pl: Mundżak chiński

## Countries with the most observations

GB (3904), TW (3419), CN (295), JP (31), BE (3)

## Summary

Reeves's muntjac, also known as the Chinese muntjac, is a species of muntjac found widely in south-eastern China and Taiwan. It has also been introduced in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Japan. It takes its name from John Reeves, a naturalist employed by the British East India Company in the 19th century.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reeves's_muntjac

## Photo

![Reeves's Muntjac](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/reeves-s-muntjac/medium.jpg)

Photo: Anne Taylor · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196916150

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/reeves-s-muntjac?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).