Axis porcinus annamiticus

(Heude, 1888)

Vernacular names
English : Annamite hog deer
French : Cerf cochon annamite

Classification
Class : Mammalia
Order : Cetartiodactyla
Family : Cervidae
Notes : 1 other subspecies known. Sometimes placed in genus Hyelaphus. The subspecies are sometimes split and raised to species level.

Identification
Body length of 150 cm, shoulder height of 75 cm, tail of 21 cm for a weight of 95 kg. Short-legged deer with barrel-shaped body. Medium-sized antlers, chocolate-brown fur with black legs, golden brown neck. Fawn born unspotted.

Range and habitat
This subspecies occurs in South East Asia, from south China to north Thailand and Cambodia. Probably extinct in Laos and Vietnam. Species is also found from India to Myanmar. Lives in lowland tall humid grasslands, often near rivers.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : ENDANGERED
CITES : Appendix I
Status : The species is under constant pressure from habitat destruction. This subspecies is now extinct in most of its former range. It has yet to be assessed on its own.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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