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The Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi), also known as the Visayan deer, the Philippine spotted deer [3] or Prince Alfred's deer, is a small, endangered, primarily nocturnal species of deer found in the rainforests of the Visayan Islands of Panay and Negros. It once was found across other islands, such as Cebu, Guimaras, Leyte, Masbate, and Samar.
The Philippine deer (Rusa marianna), also known as the Philippine sambar or Philippine brown deer, is a vulnerable deer species endemic to the Philippines. [1] It was first described from introduced populations in the Mariana Islands , hence the specific name.
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in the Philippines. Order: Artiodactyla ... Visayan spotted deer: Rusa alfredi Sclater, 1870: Forest, shrubland, and ...
A highly endangered species of deer has been pictured for the first time after it was born at Chester Zoo, Cheshire, in December 2021. The Philippine spotted deer has been named Lyra after a ...
Alpine musk deers are native to Nepal, China, Bhutan and India, but haven’t been seen in nearly four decades.
The Calamian deer (Axis calamianensis), also known as Calamian hog deer, [3] is an endangered species of deer found only in the Calamian Islands of Palawan province in the Philippines. It is one of three species of deer native to the Philippines, the other being the Philippine sambar (Rusa marianna) and the Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi).
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) of the Philippine national government and the Mulhouse Zoo of France set up the Mari-it Wildlife and Conservation Park in 1993, initially as part of conversation efforts for the Visayan spotted deer. The facility expanded its scope to also include other endemic Visayan species. [3]
An elusive fanged deer was recently spotted for the first time in more than 60 years. It's called the Kashmir musk deer and only the males have fangs. A research team spotted the endangered deer ...