Axis (genus)
Genus of mammals
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Axis is a genus of deer occurring in South and Southeast Asia. As presently defined by most authorities, four species are placed in the genus. Three of the four species are called hog deer. The genus name is a word mentioned in Pliny the Elder's Natural History.[1]
| Axis | |
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| Axis axis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Tribe: | Cervini |
| Genus: | Axis Smith, 1827 |
| Type species | |
| Cervus axis Erxleben, 1777 | |
| Species | |
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Species
Following the third edition of Mammal Species of the World from 2005, which is also followed by the American Society of Mammalogists, four species are placed in Axis.[2][3] These four species are divided into two subgenera; Axis containing the chital, and Hyelaphus containing the 3 others.[2]
| Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chital, spotted deer, or axis deer
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Axis axis (Erxleben, 1777) |
Indian subcontinent, including Sri Lanka |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
LC
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| Calamian deer
|
Axis calamianensis (Heude, 1888) |
Calamian Islands in Palawan, the Philippines |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
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| Bawean deer or Kuhl's deer
|
Axis kuhlii (Temminck, 1836) |
Bawean Island in Indonesia |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
CR
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| Indian hog deer
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Axis porcinus (Zimmermann, 1780) |
northern plains of Indian subcontinent to Myanmar, parts of Indochina |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
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