Swamp Deer

Rucervus is a genus of deer from India, Nepal, Indochina, and the Chinese island of Hainan. They are threatened by habitat loss and hunting, and one species has already gone extinct. Type species: Cervus elaphoides Hodgson, 1835, a junior synonym of Cervus duvaucelii Cuvier, 1823. The species of the genus Rucervus are characterized by a specific antler bauplan: its basal ramification is often supplemented with an additional small prong, the middle tine is never present, while...