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Edits
editNew content has been added by Hilary McCants and Sadie Christenson, as part of the Introductory Animal Biology coursework (Fall 2007) at the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. The changes were also reviewed by two other students.
Size
editplease add also the size in the metric system (cm, kg) for non americans. thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.79.87.237 (talk) 05:02, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
Comments
editI have a few comments/observations (unfortunately I can't fix them myself):
- The map showing the range in the infox is missing China
- The intro section states the antlers grow to 5.9" but the description section says they are only 1-2"
- The section on reproduction states (without citation) "Indian muntjacs are distinguished ... in showing no evidence of a specific breeding season" but the next section on behavior mentions a rutting season several times. I would suggest removing the reference to "season" and leave it as simply the period when males begin looking for mates (or vice versa) if it happens any time of the year.
- Similiarly, calling them both diurnal and nocturnal in the same sentence without explaining what causes them to act one way or the other seems unhelpful. Do they not show a preference or do animals closer to humans become nocturnal?
- The section on genetics could use some expansion as that seems particularly notable for this species
Page Move Request
edit- Indian muntjac → Red muntjac – "Indian muntjac" is an alternative name for "Red muntjac" and that's what sources say. Jaspergeli (talk) 07:10, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
Page Move Request [February 2023]
editMAJOR EDIT : Changes mades [except MSW3] section mostly represent the current Muntiacus muntjak. This species has split in two a while back, with the elevation of the subspecies Muntiacus m. vaginalis to species. They are now the Southern (M. muntjak) and Northern red muntjac (M. vaginalis). (previous edit with former Indian Muntjac info) ( https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_muntjac&oldid=1138615722 )
The northern red muntjac (Muntiacus vaginalis) is now distinct from the Indian Muntjac/Common Muntjac (now known as Southern red muntjac). Populations north of Sunda and Malayasia of Muntiacus muntjak are now attributed to the species Muntiacus vaginalis (the northern red muntjac).[1][2][3][4][5][6]Gimly24 (talk) 23:20, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
References
- ^ Timmins, R. J.; Duckworth, J. W.; Pattanavibool, A.; Steinmetz, R.; Samba Kumar, N.; Anwarul Islam, Md.; Sagar Baral, H. (2008). "Muntiacus vaginalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Timmins, R. J.; Steinmetz, R.; Samba Kumar, N.; Anwarul Islam, Md.; Sagar Baral, H. (2016). "Muntiacus vaginalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ Timmins, R. J.; Duckworth, J. W.; Hedges, S.; Pattanavibool, A.; Steinmetz, R.; Semiadi, G.; Tyson, M.; Boeadi, . (2008). "Muntiacus muntjak". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
{{cite web}}:|first8=has numeric name (help) - ^ Timmins, R. J.; Duckworth, J. W.; Hedges, S. (2016). "Muntiacus muntjak". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Muntiacus vaginalis (id=1006338)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- ^ "Muntiacus muntjak (id=1006332)". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
- I saw this at WT:WikiProject Mammals#Request Move (Indian muntjac -- > Southern red muntjac). Reading that and the way you have edited the article make it clear that you want Indian muntjac moved to Southern red muntjac. I have performed the necessary move. Please check that the article and the talk page are as wanted and reply here if there is a problem. Johnuniq (talk) 02:44, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you Johnuniq. I will let you know if there is a problem. Enjoy your day :) Gimly24 (talk) 02:47, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
Photos
editThere are 3 photos, 1 of which is identified as a northern red muntjac and, seemingly, is included here for purposes of differentiating. The other two are identified as subspecies of the northern red muntjac. Why these are on this page, rather than the northern red muntjac page befuddles me. I will attempt to move them, something I've not ever done previously - we'll see how that goes. Irish Melkite (talk) 23:05, 19 November 2024 (UTC)