Axis (genus)
| Axis | |
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| A Bawean deer | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Cervinae |
| Genus: | Hyelaphus |
| Species | |
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Hyelaphus porcinus | |
| Synonyms | |
Hyelaphus (Golden deer or Hog deer) is a genus of relatively small South and Southeast Asia deer that are overall brown. The three species are all threatened, and two of the species are restricted to a few small islands. Originally considered a subgenus of Axis, genetic evidence indicates that Hyelaphus is closer to the genus Rusa than Axis. Consequently, Hyelaphus was elevated to genus status, leaving the chital as the only member of Axis.[1][2]
Species
- Indian hog deer (Hyelaphus porcinus)
- Indochinese hog deer (Hyelaphus annamiticus)[3]
- Calamian hog deer (Hyelaphus calamianensis)
- Bawean deer (Hyelaphus kuhlii)
References
- ^ Pitraa, Fickela, Meijaard, Groves (2004). Evolution and phylogeny of old world deer. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 33: 880–895.
- ^ Groves (2006). The genus Cervus in eastern Eurasia. European Journal of Wildlife Research 52: 14-22.
- ^ Ungulate Taxonomy – A new perspective from Groves and Grubb (2011). ultimateungulate.com
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