Chital: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the chital lives – recorded in 9 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Axis axis
Group	Deer
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	9 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Cervidae

Where does the chital live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the chital in 9 countries and territories across Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. In Argentina, Australia, Croatia, Uruguay it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

India
United States
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Croatia (introduced)
Australia (introduced)
Argentina (introduced)
Uruguay (introduced)
Belgium

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 chital endangered?

The chital’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the chital?

The chital (Axis axis) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Cervidae, genus Axis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the chital

The chital (Axis axis; ), also called spotted deer and axis deer, is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent. It was first described by Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777. A moderate-sized deer, male chital reach 90 cm (35 in) and females 70 cm (28 in) at the shoulder. While males weigh 70–90 kg (150–200 lb), females weigh around 40–60 kg (88–132 lb). It is sexually dimorphic; males are larger than females, and antlers are present only on males. The upper parts are golden to rufous, completely covered in white spots. The abdomen, rump, throat, insides of legs, ears, and tail are all white. The antlers, three-pronged, are nearly 1 m (3 ft 3 in) long.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Chital (revision 1381194020), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q232054 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).