Leaf muntjac
Muntiacus putaoensis Amato, Egan & Rabinowitz, 1999
The leaf muntjac (Muntiacus putaoensis) is a species in the family Cervidae, order Artiodactyla. Recorded adults weigh about 19.5 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Data Deficient.
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Quick facts about the leaf muntjac
- Weight
- 19.5 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Frugivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forestsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Data Deficient (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the leaf muntjac live?
Not recorded
What is the leaf muntjac?
The leaf muntjac, leaf deer, or Putao muntjac (Muntiacus putaoensis) is a small species of muntjac. It was documented in 1997 by biologist Alan Rabinowitz during his field study in the isolated Nogmung Township in Myanmar. Rabinowitz discovered the species by examining the small carcass of a deer that he initially believed was the juvenile of another species; however, it proved to be the carcass of an adult female. He managed to obtain specimens, from which DNA analysis revealed a new cervid species. Local hunters knew of the species and called it the leaf deer because its body could be completely wrapped by a single large leaf. It is found in Myanmar and India.
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Is the leaf muntjac endangered?
The leaf muntjac is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List: it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Data Deficient species.
How is the leaf muntjac classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderArtiodactyla
- familyCervidae
- genusMuntiacus
- SpeciesMuntiacus putaoensis Amato, Egan & Rabinowitz, 1999
Other names and names in other languages (24)
- Leaf deerEnglish
- Leaf deerEnglish
- Putao muntjacEnglish
- أيل ورقيArabic
- منتجق بوتاوArabic
- منتجق ورقيArabic
- muntžak listovýCzech
- BurmamuntjakGerman
- Burma-MuntjakGerman
- Muntiaco de PutaoSpanish
- Muntíaco de HukawngSpanish
- Muntjac de PutaoFrench
- Putao muntyákszarvasHungarian
- プタオホエジカJapanese
- 잎문착Korean
- 리프문착Korean
- LøvhjortNorwegian Bokmål
- PutaomuntjakNorwegian Bokmål
- Mundżak liściowyPolish
- Мунтжак ПутаоRussian
- Ling-punroot
- Phet-gyiroot
- 叶麂Chinese
- 葉麂Chinese
Relatives of the leaf muntjac
Other species in the same genus Muntiacus.
Southern red muntjac
Muntiacus muntjak
Reeves's muntjac
Muntiacus reevesi
Hairy-fronted muntjac
Muntiacus crinifrons
Fea's muntjac
Muntiacus feae
Giant muntjac
Muntiacus vuquangensis
Gongshan muntjac
Muntiacus gongshanensis
CompareLeaf muntjac vs Southern red muntjacLeaf muntjac vs Reeves's muntjacLeaf muntjac vs Hairy-fronted muntjacLeaf muntjac vs Fea's muntjac
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the leaf muntjac?
An adult leaf muntjac weighs 19.5 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the leaf muntjac endangered?
The leaf muntjac is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, meaning it has too little data for its risk to be assessed.
What kind of animal is the leaf muntjac?
The leaf muntjac (Muntiacus putaoensis) belongs to the family Cervidae in the order Artiodactyla.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
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