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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).
Calamian deer (Hyelaphus calamianensis) - is an endangered species of the deer endemic to the Calamian Islands of the Palawan province in the Philippines. The Calamian deer was declared critically endangered in 1981 due to deforestation, over hunting and habitat loss. Only 25 deer were left when the park started conservation efforts.
A member of this family is called a deer or a cervid. They are widespread throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia, and are found in a wide variety of biomes . Cervids range in size from the 60 cm (24 in) long and 32 cm (13 in) tall pudú to the 3.4 m (11.2 ft) long and 3.4 m (11.2 ft) tall moose .
The Philippine brown deer from Luzon appears to be closely matched to the 'large' taxon of deer found in the Palawanese fossils, from dental biometric comparisons which are similar between the latter and extant members of the genus Cervus or Rusa, particularly the Philippine brown deer (C. mariannus) and spotted deer . However, the Philippine ...
Calamian deer, Calamian hog deer, Endemic to the Calamian Group of Islands of Palawan: Artiodactyla: Hylarana mangyanum: Endemic to Mindoro and Sibay: Anura: Ixos siquijorensis: Streak-breasted bulbul Endemic to the Philippines Passeriformes: Kaloula kokacii: Catanduanes narrow-mouthed frog Taplang bukid Endemic to Catanduanes Island and some ...
Chital, spotted deer, or axis deer Indian subcontinent, including Sri Lanka Axis calamianensis: Calamian deer Calamian Islands in Palawan, the Philippines Axis kuhlii: Bawean deer or Kuhl's deer Bawean Island in Indonesia Axis porcinus: Hog deer northern plains of Indian subcontinent to Myanmar, parts of Indochina
Image Common name Scientific name authority Preferred habitat IUCN status Range Family Suidae: pigs: Palawan bearded pig: Sus ahoenobarbus Huet, 1888: Forest NT: Bornean bearded pig
For the latter two, cranial and mandibular elements, besides teeth of deer from Ille Cave were compared with samples of the Philippine brown deer (Cervus mariannus), Calamian hog deer (Axis calamianensis), and Visayan spotted deer (Cervus alfredi), and thus two taxa of deer have been identified from the fossils: Axis and Cervus. [18]