Barasingha Rucervus duvaucelii Vulnerable
Where the barasingha lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 87 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See deer on the world map
| Scientific name | Rucervus duvaucelii |
|---|---|
| Group | Deer |
| Status | Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | Asia |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Cervidae |
Where does the barasingha live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the barasingha in 1 country or territory across Asia.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the barasingha endangered?
The barasingha’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the barasingha?
The barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Cervidae, genus Rucervus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the barasingha
The barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), sometimes barasinghe, also known as the swamp deer, is a deer species distributed in the Indian subcontinent. Populations in northern and central India are fragmented, and two isolated populations occur in southwestern Nepal. It has been extirpated in Pakistan and Bangladesh, and its presence is uncertain in Bhutan.
The specific name commemorates the French naturalist Alfred Duvaucel.
The swamp deer differs from all other Indian deer species in that the antlers carry more than three tines. Because of this distinctive character it is designated bārah-singgā, meaning "twelve-horned" in Hindi. Mature stags usually have 10 to 14 tines, and some have been known to have up to 20.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Barasingha (revision 1379974962), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q506308 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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