Hyelaphus
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Originally considered a subgenus of the genus Axis, genetic
evidence indicates that the two subgenera are not closely related, and the members of Hyelaphus leaving Axis as a genus that only contains the Chital, as the hog deer are closer to members of the genus Rusa
. The species include the following:
Genetics
Genetics , a discipline of biology, is the science of genes, heredity, and variation in living organisms....
evidence indicates that the two subgenera are not closely related, and the members of Hyelaphus leaving Axis as a genus that only contains the Chital, as the hog deer are closer to members of the genus Rusa
Rusa (genus)
Rusa is a genus of deer from southern Asia. They have traditionally been included in Cervus, and genetic evidence suggests this may be more appropriate than their present placement in a separate genus....
. The species include the following:
- Hog DeerHog DeerThe Hog Deer is a small deer whose habitat ranges from Pakistan, through northern India, to mainland southeast Asia...
(Hyelaphus porcinus) - Calamian DeerCalamian DeerThe Calamian Deer, Hyelaphus calamianensis, also known as Calamian Hog Deer, is an endangered species of deer found only in the Calamian Group of Islands of Palawan province of the Philippines...
(Hyelaphus calamianensis) - Bawean DeerBawean DeerThe Bawean deer, Hyelaphus kuhlii, also known as Kuhl's hog deer or Bawean hog deer, is a highly threatened species of deer found only in the island of Bawean in Indonesia....
(Hyelaphus kuhlii)