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Axis

Poole, Karen E.

EntityQ783065· pop 31· linked from 449 articles

genus of mammals

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Within Vinony's link graph, Axis is referenced by 449 other articles, and connects out to Grant's gazelle, Chital and Axis porcinus.

It sits within the topics Axis (genus), Cervines and Mammal genera.

Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.

Species

Chital

KINGDOM

  1. KingdomAnimalia
Observations9,366
Observations recorded3,012,139,120

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
25
Family
Cervidae
Collections
CMNH, UNSM, UCMP, MVZ, USNM, MSU
Recorded in
United States, Locality Unknown, India, Indonesia, Unknown Or Invalid

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cervini
Image
Chital herd.jpg
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Commons category
Axis
taxon name
Axis
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Axis
taxon author citation
Smith, 1827
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Encyclopedic overview

Axis is a genus of deer occurring in South and Southeast Asia. As presently defined by most authorities, four species are placed in the genus. Three of the four species are called hog deer. The genus name is a word mentioned in Pliny the Elder's Natural History.

Species

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Axis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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