Cervus axis
IUCN
LCBasic Information
Scientific classification
- name：Cervus axis
- Aliases：Cervus axis,Uŋpȟáŋ Glešká，Hupah Glešká,Spotted deer, white deer
- Outline：Ungulata
- Family：Artiodactyls Cervidae Cervus
Vital signs
- length：About 150 cm
- Weight：About 85kg
- lifetime：20-30years
Feature
It looks similar to a sika deer, but also has some white spots.
Details
The scientific name of the spotted deer, Cervus axis or Axis axis, is active all day long and feeds on tender shoots. Its natural enemies include wolves, Bengal tigers, and Asiatic lions. It will sound alarm calls when frightened. The spotted deer like to live in groups, usually consisting of adult females and their offspring, and each group can usually have more than 100 individuals. It can breed all year round. Aesthetically speaking, the spotted deer may be the most elegant and beautiful of all wild jungle ungulates.
Endangered status: Least Concern (LC).
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Location
It inhabits grasslands and forests in India and Sri Lanka.
Form
The life span of a spotted deer is about 20 to 30 years. It is about 0.89 meters tall and weighs about 85 kilograms. Its back is light reddish brown and it looks similar to a sika deer, with some white spots and a white belly. The male spotted deer has a three-pronged horn that can be up to 1 meter long.
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