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Elaphurus davidianus (Père David's deer)

Wikipedia Abstract

Père David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus), also known as the milu or elaphure, is a species of deer that is currently extinct in the wild — all known specimens are found only in captivity. This semiaquatic animal prefers marshland, and is native to the subtropics of China. It grazes mainly on grass and aquatic plants. It is the only extant member of the genus Elaphurus.
View Wikipedia Record: Elaphurus davidianus

Endangered Species

Status: Extinct in the wild
View IUCN Record: Elaphurus davidianus

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  411.16 lbs (186.50 kg)
Birth Weight [1]  24.25 lbs (11.00 kg)
Female Maturity [1]  2 years 3 months
Male Maturity [1]  3 years 3 months
Diet [2]  Herbivore
Gestation [1]  9 months 18 days
Litter Size [1]  1
Litters / Year [1]  1
Maximum Longevity [1]  28 years
Weaning [1]  5 months 17 days

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Capillaria bovis[3]
Spiculopteragia suppereri <Unverified Name>[3]

Institutions (Zoos, etc.)

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Institution Infraspecies / Breed 
Africam Safari (Africam, S. A.)
Blair Drummond Safari Park
Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservat'n Society
Denver Zoological Gardens
Emerald Safari Resort
Erie Zoological Gardens
Greater Vancouver Zoo
International Animal Exchange, Inc.
Kaliningrad Zoo
Kharkiv Zoo
Knowsley Safari Park
Kolmardens Djurpark AB
Lake Superior Zoological Gardens
Le Pal, Parc Animalier
Lee Richardson Zoo
Leningrad Zoo - St. Petersburg
Lichtenburg Game Breeding Center
Lietuvos Zoologijos Sodas
Longleat Safari Park
Memphis Zoological Garden & Aquarium
Miskolc Zoo/Állatkert és Kultúrpark
Moscow Zoological Park
Mountain View Conservation & Breeding
Nikolaev Zoo of Nikolaev-City Council
Ogrod Zoologiczny w Opolu, Opole
Ogrod Zoologiczny w Poznaniu
Oklahoma City Zoological Park
Parc de la Haute Touche (MNHN)
Parc Safari / F.A.P.S.
Parc Zoologic de Barcelona
Parc Zoologique de Tregomeur
Park i Ogrod Zoologiczny w Krakowie
Parque de la Naturaleza de Cabarceno
Podkrusnohorsky Zoopark Chomutov
Safaripark Beekse Bergen
San Diego Wild Animal Park
Silesian Zoological Garden
Taipei Zoo
Tallinn Zoo
Tama Zoological Park
The Wilds
Tiergarten der Stadt Nürnberg
Tiergarten Heidelberg
Tierpark Berlin-Friedrichsfelde GmbH
Tierwelt Herberstein
Virginia Safari Park & Preserv Ctr,Inc
West Midland Safari & Leisure Park Ltd
Whipsnade Wild Animal Park
Woburn Safari Park
Wroclaw Zoo, LLC
Zoo Aquarium de Madrid (GRPR)
Zoo Dresden GmbH
Zoo Duisburg AG
Zoological Garden Prague
Zoologicka zahrada Ostrava
Zoologicka Zahrada Bratislava
Zoologicka Zahrada Mesta Brna
Zoologischer Garten Wuppertal

Range Map

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Southern Asia;

External References

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Citations

Species recognized by Grubb P., 22-Apr-2004, ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Endangered Status provided by IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2 <www.iucnredlist.org> Downloaded on 11 April 2013.
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org ♦ 3Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Range map provided by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), Conservation International & NatureServe.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access
Institution information provided by International Species Information System - May 2011