Axis porcinus - #1078
Hog Deer
Side view of adult male. Axis porcinus porcinus, Indian Hog Deer. Also as Hyelaphus porcinus.
Geographic Distribution
Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, China (Yunnan), N India, Laos, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka (introduced?), and S Vietnam; introduced to S Australia.
Order/Family
Cervidae
Genus
Axis
Specific Epithet
porcinus
Image Location
France, Paris, Paris Zoo
Photographer
K Kutunidisz