Hog deer

(Axis porcinus)

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Description

A mature hog deer stag stands about 70 cm at the shoulder and weighs approximately 50 kg while hinds are much smaller,standing about 61 cm and weighing in the vicinity of 30 kg.They are very solidly built with a long body and relatively short legs and the line of the back slopes upward from the shoulders to a high rump.The ears are rounded;older animals tend to become light coloured in the face and neck.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Mammalia
Order:Artiodactyla
Family:Cervidae
Genus:Axis
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