Rucervus
Rucervus | |
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Barasingha stag | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Cervidae |
Subfamily: | Cervinae |
Tribe: | Cervini
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Genus: | Rucervus Hodgson, 1838 |
Type species | |
Cervus duvaucelii
, 1823) | |
Species | |
See text |
Rucervus is a
Species
Recent species
Common name | Scientific name and subspecies | Range | Size and ecology | IUCN status and estimated population |
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Barasingha, swamp deer | Rucervus duvaucelii , 1823)
(Cuvier Three subspecies
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Northern and central India and southwestern Nepal |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
VU
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Eld's deer, brow-antlered deer, thamin | Rucervus eldii , 1842)
(McClelland Three subspecies
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South Asia and Southeast Asia |
Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EN
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Schomburgk’s deer | Rucervus schomburgki , 1863)
(Blyth |
Thailand | Size: Habitat: Diet: |
EX
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Fossil species
- †Rucervus ardei (Croizet & Jobert, 1828) (Pliocene, France)
- †Rucervus colberti (Azzaroli, 1954) (Tertiary, Sivalik Hills)
- †Rucervus gigans Croitor, 2018 (Early Pleistocene, Greece)
- †Rucervus giulii (Kahlke, 1997) (Early Pleistocene, Germany)
- †Rucervus radulescui Croitor, 2018 (Early Pleistocene, Romania)
- †Rucervus simplicidens (Lydekker, 1876) (Tertiary, Sivalik Hills)
- †Rucervus verestchagini (David, 1992) (Early Pleistocene, Moldova)
According to the old tradition of zoological taxonomy, swamp deer originally were regarded as members of the genus Cervus. Rucervus was originally proposed by Hodgson [2] as a subgenus of the genus Cervus. The original definition of Rucervus was mostly based on antler shape believed to be intermediate between that of 'elaphus' and 'hippelaphus'. Hodgson [2] reported that upper canines are present only in males of barasingha, but the additional craniological material shows that upper canines are present in both sexes.[3] Eld's deer was regarded as another species of the genus Rucervus, however, the recent genetic evidences suggest that Eld's deer is most closely related to Père David's deer[4][5] and should be placed in its own genus, Panolia.[6][7] However, it has recently been place back into Rucervus by the American Society of Mammalogists[8] despite Eld's deer is not closely related to barasingha in genetics and antler structure.[9]
The generic name derives from its resemblance to both
Rucervus is an ancient cervid lineage that--together with the genus
Paleontological record
The fossil species of Rucervus of Europe were included in the genus
References
- ISBN 0-06-055804-0.
- ^ a b Hodgson, B.H. 1838. Proceedings of Learned Societies. Linnaean Society, Feb. 20, 1838. Ann. Nat. Hist., 1, 152-154.
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- ^ a b Pitraa, Fickela, Meijaard, Groves (2004). Evolution and phylogeny of old world deer. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 33: 880–895.
- PMID 16584894.
- ^ Groves (2006). The genus Cervus in eastern Eurasia. European Journal of Wildlife Research 52: 14–22
- ^ Groves, C. and Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate Taxonomy. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA.
- ^ "Rucervus eldii". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. 1.5. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- PMID 32488122.
- ^ The Encyclopaedic Dictionary: A New & Original Work of Reference to All the Words in the English Language, with a Full Account of Their Origin, Meaning, Pronunciation, & Use. (1887:201). United Kingdom: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Company.
- S2CID 92318533.