NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Puhoat Muntjac
Muntiacus puhoatensis Trai, 1997
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Pu Hoat muntjac (Muntiacus puhoatensis) is a species of muntjac only known from Pu Hoat region in Vietnam, which borders Laos. It is sometimes considered to be conspecific with Roosevelt's muntjac, and its habitat and behavior are likely to be similar.
The Pu Hoat muntjac has only been recorded once at its type locality of Hạnh Dịch Village, Hạnh Dịch Commune, Quế Phong District, Nghệ An Province, Viet Nam.
Wikipedia contributors, Pu Hoat muntjac; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:45:30.213494+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Muntiacus puhoatensis Trai, 1997
- Name authority
- Trai, 1997
- Common name
- Puhoat Muntjac
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Artiodactyla
- Family
- Cervidae
- Genus
- Muntiacus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classMammalia Linnaeus, 1758
- subclassTheria Parker & Haswell, 1897
- infraclassEutheria Gill, 1872
- orderArtiodactyla Owen, 1848
- familyCervidae Goldfuss, 1820
- subfamilyCervinae Goldfuss, 1820
- tribeMuntiacini Knottnerus-Meyer, 1907
- genusMuntiacus Rafinesque, 1815
- speciesMuntiacus puhoatensis Trai, 1997
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Muntiacus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bornean Yellow MuntjacMuntiacus atherodes Groves & Grubb, 1982 | CervidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Fea's MuntjacMuntiacus feae (Thomas & Doria, 1889) | CervidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Indian muntjacMuntiacus muntjak (Zimmermann, 1780) | CervidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Northern Red MuntjacMuntiacus vaginalis (Boddaert, 1785) | CervidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Malabar Red MuntjacMuntiacus malabaricus Lydekker, 1915 | CervidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Black MuntjacMuntiacus crinifrons (P. L. Sclater, 1885) | CervidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Gongshan MuntjacMuntiacus gongshanensis Ma, 1990 | CervidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Leaf DeerMuntiacus putaoensis Amato, Egan & Rabinowitz, 1999 | CervidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Reeves' MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi (Ogilby, 1839) | CervidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Roosevelt MuntjacMuntiacus rooseveltorum Osgood, 1932 | CervidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Annamite MuntjacMuntiacus truongsonensis (Giao, Tuoc, Eric [Wikramanayake], Dung et al. in Ha, 1997) | CervidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=898203 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:44KXP. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.