Barasingha  (Cervus duvaucelii)

Facts

Also known as:swamp deer
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Artiodactyla
Family Cervidae
Genus Cervus (1)
Size Body length: 180 cm (2)
Shoulder height: 119 - 124 cm (2)
Weight 170 - 289 kg (2)

Status

Classified as Vulnerable (VU C1) on the IUCN Red List 2002 (1), and listed on Appendix I of CITES (3). Subspecies: Wetland barasingha (Cervus duvaucelii duvaucelii) classified as Vulnerable (VU C1); upland barasingha (C. d. branderi) classified as Endangered (EN D); C. d. ranjitsinhi classified as Critically Endangered (CR C2b) (1).