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Indian hog deer

Mammals

The Indian hog deer, Axis porcinus, also called the Indochinese hog deer, is a small deer native to the Indian subcontinent and the Indo-Gangetic Plain, with introduced populations in Australia, the United States and Sri Lanka. It gets its name from the way it runs through forest with its head hung low, ducking under obstacles instead of leaping over them. A mature stag stands about 70 centimetres at the shoulder and weighs about 50 kilograms, and hinds are much smaller. The body is solidly built, with a long back sloping up to a high rump, a thick coat that is dark brown in winter and reddish-brown in summer, and three-tined antlers. It occurs in the Indus valley of Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, southern Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Yunnan in China. Tigers and leopards prey on it.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
Population Trend
Decreasing 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Relationship to People
Eaten or Drunk by People 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Conservation Status
Endangered 3
Body Size Band
Large 4
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 1
Lifespan
20 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cervidae, Taxa
Source Indian hog deer (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Temperate Forest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Axis porcinus (Animal Diversity Web)
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Found In

Bangladesh

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Source Indian hog deer (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, range (bangladesh)
Quote, Distribution and habitat, range (bangladesh)
occurs in the Indus River valley in Pakistan, in northern India, Nepal, southern Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar China's Yunnan Province
Bhutan

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Source Indian hog deer (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, range (bhutan)
Quote, Distribution and habitat, range (bhutan)
occurs in the Indus River valley in Pakistan, in northern India, Nepal, southern Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar China's Yunnan Province
India

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Source Indian hog deer (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, range (india)
Quote, Distribution and habitat, range (india)
occurs in the Indus River valley in Pakistan, in northern India, Nepal, southern Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar China's Yunnan Province
Myanmar

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Source Indian hog deer (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, range (myanmar)
Quote, Distribution and habitat, range (myanmar)
occurs in the Indus River valley in Pakistan, in northern India, Nepal, southern Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar China's Yunnan Province
Nepal

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Source Indian hog deer (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, range (nepal)
Quote, Distribution and habitat, range (nepal)
occurs in the Indus River valley in Pakistan, in northern India, Nepal, southern Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar China's Yunnan Province
Pakistan

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Indian hog deer (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitat, range (pakistan)
Quote, Distribution and habitat, range (pakistan)
occurs in the Indus River valley in Pakistan, in northern India, Nepal, southern Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar China's Yunnan Province
Sources
1. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Axis porcinus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Primary Diet
    Primary Diet herbivore herbivore
  • Key Behaviors
    nocturnal nocturnal
  • Conservation Status, CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Habitat, Terrestrial Biomes
    Terrestrial Biomes forest forest
  • Lifespan/Longevity, wild
    Average lifespan Status: wild 20 years
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
    has become a sought after source of venison
  • Geographic Range
    Humans have introduced free-ranging populations of A.
  • Other Comments
    A. porcinus faces serious decline, especially in Pakistan and surrounding areas due to habitat destruction and hunting pressure.
  • Other Comments, threats
    faces serious decline, especially in Pakistan and surrounding areas due to habitat destruction and hunting pressure
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2. Indian hog deer (Wikipedia)
  • Distribution and habitat, range (pakistan)
    occurs in the Indus River valley in Pakistan, in northern India, Nepal, southern Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar China's Yunnan Province
  • Distribution and habitat, range (india)
    occurs in the Indus River valley in Pakistan, in northern India, Nepal, southern Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar China's Yunnan Province
  • Distribution and habitat, range (nepal)
    occurs in the Indus River valley in Pakistan, in northern India, Nepal, southern Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar China's Yunnan Province
  • Distribution and habitat, range (bhutan)
    occurs in the Indus River valley in Pakistan, in northern India, Nepal, southern Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar China's Yunnan Province
  • Distribution and habitat, range (bangladesh)
    occurs in the Indus River valley in Pakistan, in northern India, Nepal, southern Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar China's Yunnan Province
  • Distribution and habitat, range (myanmar)
    occurs in the Indus River valley in Pakistan, in northern India, Nepal, southern Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar China's Yunnan Province
  • Lead
    is a small cervid native to the region of the Indian subcontinent
  • Child Taxon Of: Cervidae, Lead, family placement
    is a small cervid native to the region of the Indian subcontinent
  • In Group: Even-Toed Ungulates (Artiodactyla), Lead, group placement
    is a small cervid native to the region of the Indian subcontinent
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3. GBIF: Axis porcinus
GBIFDistributions, IUCN Red List threat status
Quote, Distributions, IUCN Red List threat status
threatStatus: ENDANGERED
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4. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)Row: axis porcinus, BodyMass-Value 34418.5 g (34.4 kg); band set by mass: medium from 1.2 kg to under 32 kg, large from 32 kg to under 1000 kg
Quote, Row: axis porcinus, BodyMass-Value 34418.5 g (34.4 kg); band set by mass: medium from 1.2 kg to under 32 kg, large from 32 kg to under 1000 kg
5305 Axis porcinus Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 90 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 0 Ref_1 ABC 34418.5 Ref_117 1
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