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Cervus alfredi
Sclater, 1870. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., p. 381.
©2002
ORDER—ARTIODACTYLA
FAMILY—Cervidae
COMMON NAME—Visayan
spotted deer.
DISTRIBUTION—Philippines
only; Cebu, Guimaras, Masbate, Negros, and Panay Islands (Oliver, 1994;
Oliver et al., 1992).
HABITAT—Formerly
from sea level to at least 1500 m in primary forest and second growth.
STATUS—Geographically
restricted and rare. Now extinct on Cebu, Guimaras, and probably Masbate.
Heavily hunted, severely endangered (Cox,
1987; Evans et al., 1993; Oliver, 1994; Oliver
et al., 1992).
IUCN and U.S. ESA: Endangered.
COMMENTS—Recognized
as a distinct species by Grubb and Groves (1983).
©2002 (photograph
by L. Heaney)
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