Muntiacus vaginalis is a muntjac listed in Nepal's mammal Red List. The account describes it in dense forest and wooded hills, feeding on fruit, buds, and new grass shoots.
It has a chestnut-red coat, dark brown to black facial markings, and small antlers.
In Nepal it occurs in dense tropical or subtropical forest and wooded hills, using cover in ravines and stream-side undergrowth. It eats fruit, buds, and new grass shoots.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.