Axis (genus)
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.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Cervinae |
| Genus: | Axis Smith, 1827 |
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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.[1][2] These four species are divided into two subgenera; Axis containing the chital, and Hyelaphus containing the 3 others.[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Axis axis | Chital, spotted deer, or axis deer | Indian subcontinent, including Sri Lanka |
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Axis calamianensis | Calamian deer | Calamian Islands in Palawan, the Philippines |
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Axis kuhlii | Bawean deer or Kuhl's deer | Bawean Island in Indonesia |
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Axis porcinus | Hog deer | northern plains of Indian subcontinent to Myanmar, parts of Indochina |
References
- Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Mammal Diversity Database (2021-08-10), Mammal Diversity Database, Zenodo, retrieved 2021-08-28
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