Sangai deer
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The Sangai deer is an endangered subspecies of brow-antlered deer found only in the floating marshes of Loktak Lake in Manipur, India, and is celebrated as the state's iconic and culturally significant animal.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cervus wallichii | 1 |
| Manipur brow-antlered deer | 1 |
| Sangai deer canonical | 1 |
| sangai deer | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
endangered animal
ⓘ
herbivore ⓘ mammal ⓘ subspecies of brow-antlered deer ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sangai deer
ⓘ
surface form:
Manipur brow-antlered deer
dancing deer ⓘ |
| belongsTo | brow-antlered deer group ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonNameOf | Rucervus eldii eldii ⓘ |
| conservationMeasure |
anti-poaching efforts in Manipur
ⓘ
habitat protection in Keibul Lamjao National Park ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Endangered ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
ⓘ
surface form:
IUCN Red List
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
featured in Manipuri folklore
ⓘ
iconic animal of Manipur ⓘ important to Meitei cultural identity ⓘ |
| diet |
aquatic plants
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ herbs ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
Manipur
ⓘ
surface form:
Manipur, India
|
| family | Cervidae ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Keibul Lamjao National Park
ⓘ
Loktak Lake ⓘ |
| genus | Rucervus ⓘ |
| habitat |
floating marshes
ⓘ
phumdi (floating biomass) of Loktak Lake ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| maleHas | brow antlers ⓘ |
| movementCharacteristic | appears to dance while walking on floating marshes ⓘ |
| nationalSymbolOf | Manipur ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Northeast India ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| parentTaxon |
Rucervus eldii eldii
ⓘ
surface form:
Rucervus eldii
|
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| protectedIn | Keibul Lamjao National Park ⓘ |
| reproduction | viviparous ⓘ |
| sexuallyDimorphic | true ⓘ |
| stateAnimalOf | Manipur ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
conservation of Loktak Lake ecosystem
ⓘ
fragility of wetland habitats ⓘ |
| taxonRank | subspecies ⓘ |
| threat |
degradation of phumdi
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ human disturbance ⓘ poaching ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
sangai deer
this entity surface form:
Manipur brow-antlered deer
this entity surface form:
Cervus wallichii