Rusa marianna
(A. G. Desmarest, 1822)
Philippine Brown 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
Authority citation
Desmarest, A.G. 1822-07-06. Mammalogie ou description des espèces de mammifères. Seconde partie, contenant les ordres des rongeurs, des édentés, des pachydermes, des ruminans et des cétacés. Veuve Agasse, Paris, 277-555 pp.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39521880Original name as described
cervus Mariannus
Other common names
Philippine Deer · Philippine Sambar
Type material
MNHN 414 A, MNHN (unnumbered)
Type kind
syntypes
Type locality
Mariana Islands (introduced).
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); includes barandanus and nigellus, 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
Vulnerable
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