- Calamian Deer
Taxobox
name = Calamian Deer
status = EN
status_system = iucn3.1
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Artiodactyla
subordo =Ruminantia
familia =Cervidae
subfamilia = Cervinae
genus = "Axis"
species = "A. calamianensis"
binomial = "Axis calamianensis"
binomial_authority = (Heude, 1888)The Calamian Deer, "Axis calamianensis" also known as Calamian Hog Deer is a species ofdeer found only in theCalamian Group of Islands ofPalawan province of thePhilippines . It is one of three species of deer native to the Philippines.A typical height for males of 60-65cm has been reported. Males have three-tined
antler s.Unlike the hog deer ("Axis porcinus") of the Asian mainland, their fawns are not spotted at birth.
There are few natural predators except for birds of prey and pythons.
References
* Database entry includes justification for why this species is endangered
See also
*
Hog deer ("Axis porcinus")
*Bawean deer ("Axis kuhlii")
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