Indian hog deer: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Indian hog deer lives – recorded in 6 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Axis porcinus
Group	Deer
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	6 countries
Continents	Asia, Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Artiodactyla
Family	Cervidae

Where does the Indian hog deer live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Indian hog deer in 6 countries and territories across Asia and Oceania.

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 Indian hog deer endangered?

The Indian hog deer’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Indian hog deer?

The Indian hog deer (Axis porcinus) is a mammal in the order Artiodactyla and the family Cervidae, genus Hyelaphus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Indian hog deer

The Indian hog deer (Axis porcinus), or Indochinese hog deer, is a small cervid native to the region of the Indian subcontinent and Indo-Gangetic Plain. Introduced populations are established in Australia, as well as the United States and Sri Lanka.

Its name derives from the hog-like manner in which it runs through forests (with its head hung low), to ease ducking under obstacles instead of leaping over them, like most other deer.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Indian hog deer (revision 1369116179), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q372169 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).