Rusa alfredi

(P. L. Sclater, 1870)

Philippine Spotted Deer

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Sclater, P.L. 1870-11. The Secretary read the following report on the additions to the Society's Menagerie during the month of May. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870(2):380-384.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28555233

Original name as described

Cervus alfredi

Other common names

Prince Alfred's Sambar · Visayan Spotted Deer

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1876.2.30.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8a2a90cc-3f51-46c5-9bc1-18d0ec143874 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8a2a90cc-3f51-46c5-9bc1-18d0ec143874/1691366400000

Type locality

Philippines.

Biogeographic realm

Indomalaya

Country distribution

Philippines

Taxonomy notes

moved to Cervus, then back to Rusa, although it is often placed in Cervus still (included under Cervus 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/1006322

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.

Cervus alfredi

(P. L. Sclater, 1870)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

alfredi

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1876.2.30.1

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8a2a90cc-3f51-46c5-9bc1-18d0ec143874 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/8a2a90cc-3f51-46c5-9bc1-18d0ec143874/1691366400000

Authority page

381

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28555233

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:106) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #4273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #4273) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)

Axis Alfredi

(J. E. Gray, 1872)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

alfredi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

80

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707847

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1872:80, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707847) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)

Melanaxis alfredi

(Heude, 1887)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

alfredi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

pl. 3 (figs. 2, 3)

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Rusa alfredi

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

alfredi

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 (2011:418) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  3. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  4. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/4273/22168782) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Melanaxis masbatensis

(Heude, 1887)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

masbatensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

pl. 3 (figs. 1, 1', 4)

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Name usages

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

Melanaxis breviceps

(Heude, 1888)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

breviceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

48

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Name usages

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

Ussa cinereus

(Heude, 1899)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

cinerea

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

140

Authority publication

Mémoires concernant l'histoire naturelle de l'empire chinois

Name usages

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

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