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Hog Deer

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Cervidae
Subfamily:	Cervinae
Genus:	Axis
Species:	A. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Mammals ( class Mammalia) are a class of Vertebrate Animals characterized by the presence of Sweat glands, including sweat glands The even-toed ungulates form the Mammal order Artiodactyla. They are Ungulates whose weight is borne (if they have more than two toes about A deer is a Ruminant Mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. Axis is a genus of Deer, which consists of four species The most famous are the Chital and the Hog deer. porcinus

Binomial name

Axis porcinus
Zimmermann, 1780

The hog deer (Axis porcinus) is small deer whose habitat ranges from Pakistan, through northern India, to mainland southeast Asia. Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann ( August 17, 1743 &ndash July 4, 1815) was a German Geographer and Zoologist A deer is a Ruminant Mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country There are two subspecies of hog deer: Axis p. porcinus which inhabits much of the Indo-Gangetic Plains of Pakistan, Northern India, Nepal, Southwestern Yunnan Province in China, all the way to Western Thailand. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Nepal (नेपाल) is a Landlocked country in South Asia. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Axis p. annamaticus that inhabits Thailand, and Indochina. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Indochina, or the Indochinese Peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. Introduced populations also exist in Australia, the United States and Sri Lanka. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island The hog deer gets its name from the hog-like manner in which it runs through the forests with its head hung low so that it can duck under obstacles instead of leaping over them like most other deer. Pigs, also called hogs or' swine', are Ungulates which have been domesticated as sources of food leather and similar products since ancient times Cover is taken as soon as it is feasible. During flight, the tail is held erect, showing the white underside. Hog deer are gregarious only when conditions are favorable and do not form a "unit" at these times, fleeing in different directions rather than in a herd. When alarmed, hog deer make a whistling vocalization or a warning bark. Home ranges vary widely in size, but average about 0. 70 km². Males are aggressive, and may become territorial at low population densities, marking the boundaries with glandular secretions. During the rut, males gather in open meadows, pawing the ground during antagonistic encounters. Harems are not created, with males courting and defending a single female at any given time. Unlike many other deer species, hog deer do not have a rutting call. Population densities may be as low as 0. 1 animals per square kilometer in riverine valleys, rising to over 19 individuals per square kilometer in grassy flood plains.

Varieties

There are two small, separate but similar island hog deer species: The Bawean deer (Axis kuhlii) of Bawean Island in Indonesia, and the Calamian deer (Axis calamianensis) of the Calamian Group of Islands in the Philippines that inhabit moist or dry tropical deciduous forest environments. The Bawean deer, Axis kuhlii, also known as Kuhl's hog deer or Bawean hog deer, is a species of Deer found only in the island of Bawean Bawean is an island of Indonesia located approximately 200 km north of Surabaya in the Java Sea. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. The Calamian Deer, Axis calamianensis also known as Calamian Hog Deer is a species of Deer found only in the Calamian Group of Islands of The Calamian is a group of islands in the Philippine province of Palawan. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Unlike the hog deer (Axis porcinus) of the Asian mainland, their fawns are not spotted at birth. These island hog deer may be remnants of a widespread population of hog deer that at one time were connected to the hog deer populations of mainland Southeast Asia and inhabited vast areas of the Sunda Shelf during times of lower ocean levels. Geologically, the Sunda Shelf is an extension of the Continental shelf of Southeast Asia, covered during Interglacials by the South China

Predators: Bengal tigers, leopards, and pythons

Varieties

See also