Thorold's deer, Cervus albirostris, also called the white-lipped deer for the white fur around its snout, is a threatened deer of the grassland, shrubland and forest habitats at high altitude on the eastern Tibetan Plateau and in some fragmented areas further north in central western China. It is one of the larger ungulates within its range, with a shoulder height of about 115 to 140 centimetres, and males typically weigh 180 to 230 kilograms, which is clearly more than females. It has unusually large nasal cavities and thick hair as adaptations to cold, thin mountain air. It lives chiefly in the Chinese provinces of Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu and far northwestern Yunnan, and Nikolay Przhevalsky first described it in 1883. In 1998 about 7,000 were thought to remain in the wild.
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Classification
System (Realm) ThreatsAgriculture and Aquaculture 2 ThreatsBiological Resource Use 2 Relationship to People Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 2 Living or Extinct Conservation Status Body Size Band Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Activity Pattern Connections
Child Taxon Of
Cervidae, Taxa Source GBIF: Przewalskium albirostre
Additional Source Thorold's deer (Wikipedia)Lead, family placement
In Biome
In Ecosystem
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Source Thorold's deer (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, range (china)Quote, Distribution and habitat, range (china)
primarily inhabits the Chinese provinces of Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu, and far northwestern Yunnan
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Source Thorold's deer (Wikipedia)Lead, range (the-tibetan-plateau)Quote, Lead, range (the-tibetan-plateau)
of the eastern Tibetan Plateau
Sources
1. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: przewalskium albirostris, Diet columns (plant material 100%, fruit 0%, seed 0%)
5323 Przewalskium albirostris Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 1 Ref_3 D2 161681.9 Ref_58 1
Row: przewalskium albirostris, Activity columns (Nocturnal 1)
5323 Przewalskium albirostris Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 1 Ref_3 D2 161681.9 Ref_58 1
Row: przewalskium albirostris, Activity columns (Crepuscular 1)
5323 Przewalskium albirostris Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 1 Ref_3 D2 161681.9 Ref_58 1
Row: przewalskium albirostris, Activity columns (Diurnal 1)
5323 Przewalskium albirostris Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 1 Ref_3 D2 161681.9 Ref_58 1
Row: przewalskium albirostris, BodyMass-Value 161681.9 g (161.7 kg); band set by mass: medium from 1.2 kg to under 32 kg, large from 32 kg to under 1000 kg
5323 Przewalskium albirostris Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 1 Ref_3 D2 161681.9 Ref_58 1
View the Source 2. Thorold's deer (Wikipedia)
Distribution and habitat, range (china)
primarily inhabits the Chinese provinces of Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu, and far northwestern Yunnan
Lead, range (the-tibetan-plateau)
of the eastern Tibetan Plateau
Lead
is a threatened species of deer
Conservation
It is also hunted, for meat, antlers, and other body parts (such as the velvet) used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Conservation, threats
It faces threats from advancing human agriculture
Conservation, relationship to people
It is also hunted, for meat, antlers, and other body parts
Conservation, relationship to people (2)
used in traditional Chinese medicine
Lifespan: captivity
Thorold's deer have been reported to live up to 21 years in captivity
Habitat
found in the grassland, shrubland, and forest habitats, at high altitudes, of the eastern Tibetan Plateau
Child Taxon Of: Cervidae, Lead, family placement
is a threatened species of deer
In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Lead, group placement
is a threatened species of deer
In Biome: Alpine, Lead, habitat
found in the grassland, shrubland, and forest habitats, at high altitudes
In Ecosystem: Forest, Lead paragraph
found in the grassland, shrubland, and forest habitats
View the Source3. GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Cervus albirostris
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)IUCN Red List categoryQuote, IUCN Red List category
"category": "VULNERABLE"
GBIF: Przewalskium albirostre
GBIFChild Taxon Of: Cervidae, Species record, familyQuote, Child Taxon Of: Cervidae, Species record, family
family: Cervidae
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