Muntiacus reevesi
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Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi), also known as the Chinese muntjac, is a species of muntjac found widely in south-eastern China (from Gansu to Yunnan) 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.
Reeves's muntjac grows to 0.5 m (1 ft 8 in) high at the shoulder and 0.95 m (3 ft 1 in) in length, plus a short tail up to 4 in (10 cm) long. It weighs between 10 and 18 kg (22 and 40 lb) when fully grown. It is reddish-brown in appearance with striped markings on its face. The belly is creamy-white, with lighter fur extending to the neck, chin, and the underside of the tail. The males have short antlers, usually 4 in (10 cm) or less, and long upper canines (tusks), usually about 2 in (5.1 cm) long. Females have bony lumps on their foreheads and localised black spots. The Taiwanese subspecies (M. r. micrurus), commonly known as the Formosan Reeves's muntjac, is darker than other subspecies.
Reeves's muntjac feeds on herbs, blossoms, succulent shoots, fungi, berries, grasses,... Wikipedia →
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China · 2026
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taroko National Park | 🇹🇼 Taiwan |
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Reeves's Muntjac sighting in London on a given day, based on 113 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 8th most-seen of the 20 mammals we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Reeves's Muntjac in London on a given day, against about 10% in January and March–November, the lowest months.
Between 4 and 7 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Reeves's Muntjac sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
5th of 6
Of the 6 cities where we can rate Reeves's Muntjac sightings, London ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Hefei (China, about 30%), Fuzhou (China, about 20%) and Birmingham (United Kingdom, about 10%).
Same family: Cervidae
The closest relatives of the Reeves's Muntjac that you can see in London (family Cervidae, Deer) are Red Deer (about 30%) and Fallow Deer (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Reeves's Muntjac is recorded against all the mammals logged in London (113 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
