Sangai
subspecies of deer
The sangai is an endemic and endangered subspecies of the brow-antlered deer. It is found only in the Keibul Lamjao National Park of Manipur. It is often called the "dancing deer" in everyday speech.[2][3]
Sangai | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Cervidae |
Subfamily: | Cervinae |
Genus: | Rucervus |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | R. e. eldii
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Trinomial name | |
Rucervus eldii eldii (McClelland, 1842)
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References
change- ↑ "Rucervus eldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T4265A22166803. 2015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T4265A22166803.en.
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ignored (help) - ↑ "Eld's Deer Facts | Thamin Deer (Panolia eldii) Information |". World Deer. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ↑ "Brow Antlered Deer - Brow Antlered Deer Information, Indian Sangai Deer, Eld's Deer of India". www.iloveindia.com. Retrieved 2022-04-04.