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title: "Zuidelijke rode muntjak"
description: "Muntiacus muntjak — Zoogdieren. The southern red muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) is a deer species native to Southeast Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/southern-red-muntjac
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Zuidelijke rode muntjak

> Muntiacus muntjak — Zoogdieren. The southern red muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) is a deer species native to Southeast Asia.

- Scientific name: *Muntiacus muntjak*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 311
- Wikidata: [Q533451](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q533451)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42186](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42186)

## Names

- en: Southern Red Muntjac
- de: Indischer Muntjak
- es: Muntíaco Común
- fr: Muntjac indien
- nl: Zuidelijke rode muntjak
- pl: Mundżak indyjski

## Countries with the most observations

ID (84), MY (73), TH (4)

## Summary

The southern red muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) is a deer species native to Southeast Asia. It was formerly known as the Indian muntjac or the common muntjac before the species was taxonomically revised to represent only populations of Thailand, Sunda and perhaps Malaysia. The other populations being attributed to this species are now attributed to Muntiacus vaginalis (northern red muntjac). Muntjacs are also referred to as barking deer. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
This muntjac has soft, short, brownish or grayish hair, sometimes with creamy markings. It is among the smallest deer species. It…

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

## Photo

![Zuidelijke rode muntjak](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-red-muntjac/medium.jpg)

Photo: Richard Fuller · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32489286

## Machine access

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