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Axis porcinus (hog deer)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Hog Deer (Hyelaphus porcinus) is a small deer whose habitat ranges from Pakistan, through northern India, to mainland southeast Asia. There are two subspecies of hog deer: Hyelaphus porcinus porcinus which inhabits much of the Indo-Gangetic Plains of Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, southwestern Yunnan Province in China, all the way to western Thailand. Hyelaphus porcinus annamiticus that inhabits Thailand, and Indochina.
View Wikipedia Record: Axis porcinus

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Axis porcinus

EDGE Analysis

Uniqueness Scale: Similiar (0) 
3
 Unique (100)
Uniqueness & Vulnerability Scale: Similiar & Secure (0) 
53
 Unique & Vulnerable (100)
ED Score: 7.2
EDGE Score: 4.18
Learn more at EDGE of Existence programme

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  94.80 lbs (43.00 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  5.58 lbs (2.53 kg)
Female Maturity [1]  10 months 4 days
Diet [2]  Herbivore
Gestation [1]  7 months 22 days
Litter Size [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  23 years
Nocturnal [2]  Yes
Weaning [1]  6 months 2 days

Ecoregions

Name Countries Ecozone Biome Species Report Map Climate Land
Use
Baluchistan xeric woodlands Pakistan, Afghanistan Palearctic Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests India Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Cardamom Mountains rain forests Cambodia, Thailand, Viet Nam Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Central Indochina dry forests Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Viet Nam Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
Chao Phraya freshwater swamp forests Thailand Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Chao Phraya lowland moist deciduous forests Thailand Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Chin Hills-Arakan Yoma montane forests Myanmar, India Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests India, Nepal Indo-Malayan Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests India, Bhutan, Nepal Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Indochina mangroves Thailand, Cambodia, Viet Nam Indo-Malayan Mangroves
Indus Valley desert Pakistan Indo-Malayan Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Irrawaddy dry forests Myanmar Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
Irrawaddy freshwater swamp forests Myanmar Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Irrawaddy moist deciduous forests Myanmar Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Kayah-Karen montane rain forests Myanmar, Thailand Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests Bangladesh, India Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Luang Prabang montane rain forests Laos, Thailand, Viet Nam Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Meghalaya subtropical forests India Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests Myanmar, India, Bangladesh Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Myanmar Coast mangroves India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand Indo-Malayan Mangroves  
Myanmar coastal rain forests Myanmar, Bangladesh Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Northeast India-Myanmar pine forests India, Myanmar Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Coniferous Forests
Northern Annamites rain forests Laos, Viet Nam Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Northern Indochina subtropical forests China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Northern Khorat Plateau moist deciduous forests Laos, Thailand Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests Laos, Thailand Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Northern Triangle subtropical forests Myanmar Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Northern Triangle temperate forests Myanmar Indo-Malayan Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests
Northwestern thorn scrub forests India, Pakistan Indo-Malayan Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Southeastern Indochina dry evergreen forests Viet Nam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests
Southern Annamites montane rain forests Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Tenasserim-South Thailand semi-evergreen rain forests Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands Bhutan, India, Nepal Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Thar desert India, Pakistan Indo-Malayan Deserts and Xeric Shrublands
Tonle Sap freshwater swamp forests Cambodia, Viet Nam Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Tonle Sap-Mekong peat swamp forests Cambodia, Viet Nam Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests India Indo-Malayan Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests
Western Himalayan broadleaf forests India, Pakistan, Nepal Indo-Malayan Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Corbett National Park II 141853 Uttaranchal, India
Erawan National Park II 131204 Thailand
Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary IV 699629 Thailand  
Manas National Park II 135025 Assam, India
Namdapha National Park II   Arunachal Pradesh, India
Phou Khao Khoay National Biodiversity Conservation Area VI 447452 Laos  
Pidaung Wildlife Sanctuary III 244241 Myanmar  
Rajaji National Park II 196637 Uttaranchal, India  
Royal Chitwan National Park II 292637 Nepal  
Thung Yai Naresuan Wildlife Sanctuary IV 918234 Thailand  
Wilson's Promontory National Park II 119279 Victoria, Australia

Biodiversity Hotspots

Name Location Endemic Species Website Map
Himalaya Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan No
Indo-Burma Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam No

Prey / Diet

Bombax ceiba (red silk cottontree)[3]
Cynodon dactylon (manienie)[3]
Dalbergia sissoo (Indian Rosewood)[3]
Ficus racemosa (clustertree)[4]
Imperata cylindrica (alang-alang)[3]
Mallotus nudiflorus[3]
Saccharum narenga[3]
Saccharum spontaneum (loa)[3]
Vetiveria zizanoides[3]
Ziziphus mauritiana (Indian jujube)[3]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Acridotheres tristis (Common Myna)1
Anthracoceros coronatus (Malabar Pied Hornbill)1
Axis axis (chital)2
Bos frontalis (gaur)2
Boselaphus tragocamelus (nilgai)4
Bubalus mindorensis (tamaraw)1
Cervus duvaucelii (barasingha)6
Cynopterus sphinx (greater short-nosed fruit bat)1
Dendrocitta formosae (Grey Treepie)1
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos (Pale-billed Flowerpecker)1
Ducula bicolor (Pied Imperial Pigeon)1
Hylobates hoolock (hoolock gibbon)1
Hylobates lar (white-handed gibbon)1
Irena puella (Asian Fairy-bluebird)1
Macaca fascicularis (long-tailed macaque)1
Macaca mulatta (rhesus monkey)1
Macaca silenus (liontail macaque)1
Macroglossus minimus (lesser long-tongued fruit bat)1
Macropus fuliginosus (Western Grey Kangaroo)1
Macropus irma (Western Brush Wallaby)1
Megalaima asiatica (Blue-throated Barbet)1
Megalaima zeylanica (Brown-headed Barbet)1
Melursus ursinus (Sloth Bear)2
Muntiacus muntjak (Indian muntjac)1
Nyctimene robinsoni (Queensland tube-nosed fruit bat)1
Odonaspis australiensis1
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus (Asian Palm Civet)1
Pavo cristatus (Indian Peafowl)1
Platacanthomys lasiurus (Malabar spiny dormouse)1
Pongo pygmaeus (orangutan)1
Pteropus alecto (black flying fox)1
Pteropus giganteus (Indian flying fox)1
Pteropus vampyrus (large flying fox)1
Pycnonotus cafer (Red-vented Bulbul)2
Pygathrix nemaeus (Douc langur)1
Ratufa indica (Indian giant squirrel)1
Rhinoceros unicornis (Indian rhinoceros)8
Rhyticeros subruficollis (Plain-pouched Hornbill)1
Semnopithecus entellus (Hanuman langur)1
Sus scrofa (wild boar)1
Syconycteris australis (southern blossom bat)1
Trachypithecus pileatus (capped leaf monkey)2
Trachypithecus vetulus (purple-faced leaf monkey)1
Vulpes bengalensis (Bengal Fox)1

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Dermacentor auratus[5]
Gastrothylax crumenifer <Unverified Name>[6]
Paramphistomoides maplestonei <Unverified Name>[6]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

    Maps
Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Bannerghatta Biological Park
Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservat'n Societyporcinus
Burger's Zoo
 porcinus
CERZA Centre d'Etude Rech Zool Augeron
Chiangmai Zoological Garden
Indian Veterinary Research Institute
Khao Kheow Open Zoo
Memphis Zoological Garden & Aquarium
Nakhon Ratchasima Zool. Park
Nat'l Zoological Gardens of S. Africa
Oklahoma City Zoological Park
 porcinus
Paradise Wildlife Park
Parc de la Haute Touche (MNHN)
Parc de Lunaret
San Diego Wild Animal Parkporcinus
Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park
Singapore Zoological Gardensporcinus
Songkhla Zoo
Tata Steel Zoological Park
Tierpark Berlin-Friedrichsfelde GmbHporcinus
Tygerberg Zoopark
Whipsnade Wild Animal Park
 porcinus
Wingham Wildlife Park
Zoo Dresden GmbH
Zoo Taiping & Night Safari

Range Map

Link to Map
Australia; Southern Asia;

External References

Photos

Citations

Species recognized by Grubb P., 22-Apr-2004, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Endangered Status provided by IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2 <www.iucnredlist.org> Downloaded on 11 April 2013.
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org ♦ 3Dry season diets of sympatric ungulates in lowland Nepal: competition and facilitation in alluvial tall grasslands, Per Wegge, Anil K. Shrestha, Stein R. Moe, Ecol Res (2006) 21:698–706 ♦ 4"Fig-eating by vertebrate frugivores: a global review", MIKE SHANAHAN, SAMSON SO, STEPHEN G. COMPTON and RICHARD CORLETT, Biol. Rev. (2001), 76, pp. 529–572 ♦ 5Nunn, C. L., and S. Altizer. 2005. The Global Mammal Parasite Database: An Online Resource for Infectious Disease Records in Wild Primates. Evolutionary Anthroplogy 14:1-2. ♦ 6Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
Ecoregions provided by World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). WildFinder: Online database of species distributions, ver. 01.06 gis.wwfus.org/wildfinder
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators.
Biodiversity Hotspots provided by Biodiversity Hotspots, Conservation International
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
EDGE analysis provided by EDGE of Existence programme, Zoological Society of London
Range map provided by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Conservation International & NatureServe.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011