Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
October 4, 1821
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 116
Notes:
Muntjacs, also known as barking deer or rib-faced deer, are small deer of the genus Muntiacus native to south and southeast Asia. The Indian muntjac or common muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) is pictured here.
Specimen Type:
Individual parts
Peale's Common Name:
Ribbed face deer
Current Common Name:
Common muntjac
Current Scientific Name
Muntiacus muntjak
