Bawean deer

Bawean deer
Adult male at the Ragunan Zoo, Jakarta
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Genus: Axis
Species:
A. kuhlii
Binomial name
Axis kuhlii
(Temminck, 1836)
Orange arrow points to Bawean Island.
Green on inserted map highlights approximate range of Bawean deer on the island.
Synonyms

The Bawean deer (Axis kuhlii), also known as Kuhl's hog deer or Bawean hog deer, is a highly threatened species of deer endemic to the island of Bawean in Indonesia. Due to ongoing habitat loss, small population size and limited range, the Bawean deer is evaluated as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.[1] It is listed on Appendix I of CITES. It has few natural enemies except for birds of prey and large snakes such as pythons.

  1. ^ a b Semiadi, G.; Duckworth, J.W.; Timmins, R. (2015). "Axis kuhlii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T2447A73071875. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T2447A73071875.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.