Rucervus eldii

(McClelland in Eld, 1842)

Brow-antlered Deer

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Eld, P. 1842. Further notice of a Nondescript species of Deer indicated in the 4th Number of the Cal. Jour. Nat., Hist. Calcutta Journal of Natural History 2:415-417.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37127193

Original name as described

Cervus Eldii

Other common names

Eld's Deer · Sangai · Thamin

Type locality

Manipur, Assam (India).

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

China · India · Myanmar · Laos · Cambodia · Vietnam? · Thailand?

Taxonomy notes

returned to Rucervus from Panolia (included under Panolia by Groves & Grubb 2011), includes thamin and siamensis, which were considered 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. · Heckeberg, N. S. (2020). The systematics of the Cervidae: a total evidence approach. PeerJ, 8, e8114.

IUCN Red List status

Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006320

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Known distribution is shown in green and predicted distribution is in yellow. 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.

Rucervus platyceros hainanus

O. Thomas, 1918

Family

Cervidae

Root name

hainanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1870.2.10.72

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/43cedd2f-9daf-467d-9438-47b38a54e449

Authority page

364

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5454245

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Rucervus thamin

O. Thomas, 1918

Family

Cervidae

Root name

thamin

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1900.7.23.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/61f85d3e-e67d-417b-b02e-e0690d1072c7

Authority page

364

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5454245

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Cervus eldi cornipes

(Lydekker, 1901)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

cornipes

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.7.13.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/752717b8-08cc-4f95-8642-6b6da7d261ad

Authority page

257

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28353883

Authority publication

Nature

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

Rucervus thamin brucei

O. Thomas, 1918

Family

Cervidae

Root name

brucei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1917.7.8.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/a7491dff-30cf-4301-b964-7d23ffd68ee2

Authority page

366

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5454136

Authority publication

Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society

Name usages

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

Panolia platyceros

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

platyceros

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

preoccupied

Type

BMNH:Mamm:695h

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

181

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729920

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Cervus eldi siamensis

(Lydekker, 1915)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

siamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

BMNH:Mamm:695h

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

104

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9342135

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Panolia Eadii

(J. E. Gray, 1850)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

eadii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

61

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595001

Authority publication

Knowsley

Name usages

Gray (1850:61, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47595001) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39734)

Panolia Eedii

(J. E. Gray, 1852)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

eedii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

229

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278773

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Gray (1852:229, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/59278773) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39016)

Panolia Eldii

(J. E. Gray, 1852)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

eldii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

202

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956615

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1852:202, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12956615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35535)
  2. Gray (1872:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707842) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  3. Groves & Grubb (2011:93) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #400000355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #400000355) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Panolia platycercus

(J. E. Gray, 1872)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

platycercus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

75

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707842

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1872:75, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707842) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Cervus [Rucervus] eldi

(J. R. Ward, 1910)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

eldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

77

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015720

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)

Rucervus eldii

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

eldii

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 (2008:466) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006320) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  5. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4265/22166803) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Rucervus eldii eldii

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

eldii

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 (2011:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Rucervus eldii siamensis

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

siamensis

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 (2011:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Rucervus eldii thamin

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

thamin

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 (2011:425) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Rucervus eldii hainanus

A. T. Smith & Xie Yan, 2008

Family

Cervidae

Root name

hainanus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

466

Authority publication

Princeton

Name usages

Smith & Xie (2008:466) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)

Panolia siamensis

(Groves & Grubb, 2011)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

siamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

94

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:94) (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 #400000679) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Panolia thamin

(Groves & Grubb, 2011)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

thamin

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

93

Authority publication

book

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:93) (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 #400000680) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Panolia Eldi

(E. Blyth, 1863)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

eldi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

149

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534830

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

Blyth (1863:149, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534830) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

Cervus Eldii

(McClelland in Eld, 1842)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

eldii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

417, pl. 12

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37127193

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Panolia acuticornis

(J. E. Gray, 1843)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

acuticornis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729917

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

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

Cervus (Rusa) frontalis

(McClelland, 1843)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

frontalis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

401

Authority publication

Calcutta Journal of Natural History

Name usages

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

Cervus lyratus

(H. R. Schinz, 1845)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

lyratus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

395

Authority publication

Solothurn

Name usages

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

Panolia acuticauda

(E. Blyth, 1864)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

acuticauda

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Authority page

370

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30681712

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

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

Cervus eldi typicus

(Lydekker, 1898)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

typicus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum · preoccupied

Authority page

200

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43573543

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Ward (1910:77, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015720) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)
  2. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)

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