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The Central Asian red deer (Cervus hanglu), also known as the Tarim red deer, is a deer species native to Central Asia, where it used to be widely distributed, but is scattered today with small population units in several countries. It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 2017. [1] It was first described in the mid-19th ...
One kilogram (2.2 lb) of musk grains requires 30 - 50 deer, which together with their high demand for perfumes and medicines makes musk tinctures highly expensive. Notable species of musk deer, in modern China are: Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster), occurs in the highlands of central China, south and west to the Himalayas
The Bactrian deer (Cervus hanglu bactrianus), also called the Bukhara deer, Bokhara deer, or Bactrian wapiti, is a lowland subspecies of Central Asian red deer native to Central Asia. It is similar in ecology to the related Yarkand deer (C. h. yarkandensis) in that it occupies riparian corridors surrounded by deserts.
Europe and western Asia (former range in light green) Size: 160–270 cm (63–106 in) long; 75–150 cm (30–59 in) tall at shoulder [87] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, grassland, and rocky areas [88] Diet: Shrub and tree shoots, as well as grasses, sedges, shrubs, fruit, and seeds [88] LC Unknown [88] Central Asian red deer. C. hanglu Wagner, 1844
[2] [4] The Central Asian red deer was considered its own species (including the Yarkand deer, Kashmir stag and Bactrian deer as subspecies) by the IUCN in 2017, [6] and by the American Society of Mammalogists in 2021. [7] Others members of the red deer group, which may represent separate species, are C. corsicanus, C. wallichi and C. xanthopygus.
Mammals of Central Asia (1 C, 91 P) Mammals of East Asia (7 C, 25 P) ... Central Asian red deer; Cheetah; Chinese dormouse; Chinese hamster; Chinese pangolin; Chital ...
The autumn/winter coats of most subspecies are most distinct. The Caspian red deer's winter coat is greyer and has a larger and more distinguished light rump-patch (like wapiti and some central Asian red deer) compared with the Western European red deer, which has more of a greyish-brown coat with a darker yellowish rump patch in the winter.
The national parks and reserves, as per present status, (as reported by the national parks of Vietnam) conforming to the topography of the country which cover terrestrial, deltas of rivers, and coastal zones are: [7] [8] Five national parks and four reserves in the Mekong Delta; [9] two national parks in the northeastern area; [10] five ...