Pere David's deer
E586523
Pere David's deer is a large, semi-aquatic deer species native to China, once extinct in the wild and now surviving through reintroduction from captive populations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Père David's deer | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deer species
ⓘ
herbivore ⓘ mammal ⓘ |
| antlerCharacteristic | branched antlers shed annually ⓘ |
| binomialName | Elaphurus davidianus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breedingSystem | polygynous ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| coatColor |
grayer in winter
ⓘ
reddish-brown in summer ⓘ |
| commonName |
Père David's deer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
elaphure ⓘ milu ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Extinct in the Wild ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus | survives in reintroduced wild populations ⓘ |
| describedBy | Henri Milne-Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| discoverer | Armand David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Cervidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Elaphurus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gestationPeriod | about 9 months ⓘ |
| hasAntlers | yes ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | extinct in the wild in native range ⓘ |
| historicalThreat |
floods
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ overhunting ⓘ war ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | semi-aquatic ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Armand David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeHabitat |
marshes
ⓘ
river valleys ⓘ swamps ⓘ |
| nativeTo | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| originalCaptiveSource |
European zoos
ⓘ
Woburn Abbey herd ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| primaryConservationAction |
captive breeding
ⓘ
reintroduction into reserves ⓘ |
| reintroducedTo |
Beijing Milu Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
China NERFINISHED ⓘ Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualDimorphism | males larger than females ⓘ |
| socialStructure | gregarious ⓘ |
| tailCharacteristic | long tail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| typicalFood |
aquatic plants
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1866 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.