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Axis
calamianensis
Mem. Hist. Nat. Emp. Chin., 2:49.
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ORDER—ARTIODACTYLA
FAMILY—Cervidae
COMMON NAME—Calamian
hog-deer.
DISTRIBUTION—Palawan Faunal Region only. Recorded on Busuanga (FMNH)
and Culion (FMNH).
HABITAT—Grasslands and second growth (Hoogstraal, 1951).
STATUS—Vulnerable
because of a very limited range and continued hunting pressure (Oliver
, 1994). IUCN: Endangered. CITES: Appendix I. U.S. ESA: Endangered.
COMMENTS—Regarded as a valid species by Grubb (1993) and Corbet and
Hill (1992), with all authors recognizing Axis as a genus rather
than a subgenus of Cervus.
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