Axis porcinus

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780)

Hog Deer

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Cervidae
Subfamily : Cervinae
Tribe : Cervini
Genus : Axis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Zimmermann, E.A.W. von. 1780. Geographische Geschichte des Menschen, und der vierfüßigen Thiere. Zweiter Band. Weygandsche Buchhandlung, Leipzig, 432 pp.

Authority publication link

https://publikationsserver.tu-braunschweig.de/receive/dbbs_mods_00021827

Original name as described

Cervus (Porcinus)

Type locality

West Bengal (India).

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · Pakistan · India · Nepal · Bhutan · Bangladesh · Myanmar · Thailand · Cambodia

Taxonomy notes

includes annamiticus, which was listed as distinct by Groves & Grubb 2011; for additional information regarding the MDD's decision to not follow the Groves & Grubb 2011 Ungulate Taxonomy, see 'Subjective decisions' on the 'About' tab

Taxonomy notes citation

Groves, C. P. & Grubb, P. 2011. Ungulate taxonomy. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland. · Gupta, S. K., Kumar, A., Angom, S., Singh, B., Ghazi, M. G. U., Tuboi, C., & Hussain, S. A. (2018). Genetic analysis of endangered hog deer (Axis porcinus) reveals two distinct lineages from the Indian subcontinent. Scientific reports, 8(1), 1-12.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006310

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Hyelaphus annamiticus

(Heude, 1887)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

annamiticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BIZ H SG (= "H. 884")

Type kind

lectotype

Authority page

pl. 4 (figs. 3, 3')

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Axis porcinus vilmuva

Deraniyagala, 1965

Family

Cervidae

Root name

vilmuva

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CNM 81

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

192

Authority publication

Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society

Hyelaphus porcinus

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

porcinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

64

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595004

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

  1. Gray (1850:64, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595004) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)
  2. Gray (1852:233, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278777) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39016)
  3. Gray (1852:215, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956628) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  4. Blyth (1863:153, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534834) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  5. Gray (1872:79, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707846) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Axis porcinus annamiticus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

annamiticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Axis porcinus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

porcinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Smith & Xie (2008:460) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  4. Groves & Grubb (2011:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #41784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #41784) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006310) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  8. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/41784/22157664) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Axis porcinus porcinus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

porcinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

  1. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  2. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:415) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Axis annamiticus

Groves & Grubb, 2011

Family

Cervidae

Root name

annamiticus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

92

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:92) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  2. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:unnumbered) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000510) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Cervus porcinus

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1777)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

porcinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

inconsistently_binominal

Authority page

532

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53966337

Authority publication

Leiden

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cervus (Porcinus)

(E. A. W. von Zimmermann, 1780)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

porcinus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

131

Authority publication

Leipzig

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:362, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207829) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Cuvier (1842:5, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44518528) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60227)
  3. Lesson (1842:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  4. Kelaart (1852:157, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278677) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67270)
  5. Ward (1910:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  6. Corbet & Hill (1980:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  7. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:321) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Cervus porcinus

(von Schreber, 1784)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

porcinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority page

pl. 251

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31059722

Authority publication

Die Säugthiere in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Cervus porcinus maculatus

(Kerr, 1792)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

maculatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

301

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38664327

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cervus Pumilio?

(C. H. Smith, 1826)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

pumilio

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

120

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33264185

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1842:172) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cervus Dodur

(Royle, 1834)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

dodur

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority publication

book

Name usages

Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Axis Procinus

Hodgson, 1841

Family

Cervidae

Root name

procinus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

219

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37126983

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Axis oryzus

Kelaart, 1852

Family

Cervidae

Root name

oryzus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

83

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257359

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Kelaart (1852:83, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52257359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38608)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Cervus minor

(P. L. Sclater, 1883)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

minor

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Authority publication

book

Cervus porcinus foss.

(Trouessart, 1898)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

fossilis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

notintendedasascientific_name

Authority page

875

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53436086

Authority publication

Berlin

Cervus porcinus hecki

(Lydekker, 1908)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

hecki

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

583

Authority publication

The Field

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:70, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015713) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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