Axis (genus)

Axis (genus)

Taxobox
name = "Axis"



image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Axis axis"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Artiodactyla
familia = Cervidae
genus = "Axis"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision ="Axis axis"
"Axis calamianensis"
"Axis kuhlii"
"Axis porcinus"

"Axis" is a genus of deer, which consists of four species. The most famous are the chital and the hog deer. The two other species are the calamian deer and the bawean deerMSW3 Grubb|id=14200344] .

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