![]() ![]() wallichi), and would be found from Tibet to central China. macneilli (both are perhaps synonyms of C. wallichi would probably include the subspecies C. barbarus (perhaps a synonym of corsicanus), and is restricted to Maghreb in North Africa, Corsica and Sardinia. Others members of the red deer group, which may represent separate species, are C. The Central Asian red deer was considered its own species (including the Yarkand deer, Kashmir stag and Bactrian deer as subspecies) by the IUCN in 2017, and by the American Society of Mammalogists in 2021. hanglu) may represent a separate monotypic species. If it is not included, the scientific name of that species is C. If it is included in the Central Asian red deer, the scientific name of that species is C. ![]() If the Central Asian red deer (from the Caspian Sea to western China) is recognized as a species, it includes the Yarkand deer and Bactrian deer (the two may be synonymous), but it could possibly also include the Kashmir stag, which has not been sampled in recent studies. Within the red deer species group, some sources have recommended the Central Asian red deer ( Cervus hanglu) should be treated as a species. For example, the species Cervus canadensis (elk/wapiti) is considered a separate species. Genetic and morphological evidence suggest more species should be recognized. nippon) were recognized as species in the genus Cervus. In the third edition of Mammal Species of the World from 2005, only the red deer ( C. Until the 1970s, Cervus also included the members of the genera Axis, Dama, and Elaphurus, and until the late 1980s, it included members of Rucervus and Rusa. Additionally, the species-level taxonomy is in a state of flux. In addition to the species presently placed in this genus, it has included a whole range of other species now commonly placed in other genera. Cervus is a genus of deer that primarily are native to Eurasia, although one species occurs in northern Africa and another in North America. ![]()
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