Visayan spotted deer  (Rusa alfredi)

Authentication

Authenticated (20/10/08) by Dr Jens-Ove Heckel, Director, Zoo Landau in der Pfalz.
http://www.zoo-landau.de

Glossary

  • Endemic: a species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
  • Gestation: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth.
  • Nocturnal: active at night.
  • Polygyny: in animals, a pattern of mating in which a male has more than one female partner.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. World Deer (February, 2006)
    http://www.worlddeer.org/philippinespotteddeer.html
  3. Animal Diversity Web (February, 2006)
    http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/index.html
  4. Oliver, W.L.R., Cox, C.R. and Dolar, L.L. (1991) The Philippine spotted deer conservation project. Oryx, 25 (4): 199 - 205.
  5. Wemmer, C. (1998) Deer: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan.IUCN/SSC Deer Specialist Group, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
  6. Heaney, L.R., Balete, D.S., Dolar, M.L., Alcala, A.C., Dans, A.T.C., Gonzales, P.C., Ingle, N.R., Lepiten, M.V., Oliver, W.L.R., Ong, P.S., Rickart, E.A., Tabaranza Jr, B.R. and Utzurrum, R.C.B. (1998) A synopsis of the mammalian fauna of the Philippine Islands. Fieldiana Zoology new series, 88: 1 - 61.
  7. Heckel, J.O. (2008) Pers. comm.
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