Elaphodus cephalophus

A. Milne-Edwards in A. David, 1871

Tufted Deer

Taxonomy

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

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

David, A. 1871. Rapport adressé à MM. les professeurs-administrateurs du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle. Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle (1)7(Bulletin):75-100.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13955517

Original name as described

Elaphodus cephalophus

Type material

MNHN-ZM-MO-1870-551

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Moupin, Sichuan (China).

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

China · Myanmar?

IUCN Red List status

Near Threatened

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006326

Country distribution map

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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.

Elaphodus cephalaphus megalodon

Hooijer, 1951

Family

Cervidae

Root name

megalodon

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AMNH FM-18828

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

11

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/63368887

Authority publication

American Museum Novitates

Elaphodus michianus fociensis

Lydekker, 1904

Family

Cervidae

Root name

fociensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1898.3.7.18

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/7b71fa11-075f-4517-8979-264fb872769a

Authority page

169

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31206994

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Elaphodus ichangensis

Lydekker, 1904

Family

Cervidae

Root name

ichangensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1901.3.2.17

Type kind

holotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/c94c6fa9-bf7d-405a-aa23-fcfc14d6fb21

Authority page

10

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31207383

Authority publication

Abstracts of the Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

Elaphodus cephalophus

A. Milne-Edwards in A. David, 1871

Family

Cervidae

Root name

cephalophus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MNHN-ZM-MO-1870-551

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13955517

Authority publication

Nouvelles archives du Muséum d'histoire naturelle

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:321, 322) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. O'Brien, Menninger & Nash (2006:579) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/7321)
  5. Smith & Xie (2008:462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  6. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  7. Groves & Grubb (2011:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  8. Groves & Grubb (2011:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  9. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #7112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  10. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #7112) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  11. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006326) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  12. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/7112/22159620) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Elaphodus cephalophus cephalophus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

cephalophus

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 (2008:462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Elaphodus cephalophus fociensis

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

fociensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

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

Elaphodus cephalophus ichangensis

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

ichangensis

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 (2008:462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Elaphodus cephalophus michianus

Grubb, 2005

Family

Cervidae

Root name

michianus

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 (2008:462) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  3. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:409) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)

Lophotragus michianus

(Swinhoe, 1874)

Family

Cervidae

Root name

michianus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

453

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28502616

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Groves & Grubb (2011:86) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

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