barasingha
Sign in to saveThe barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), sometimes barasinghe, also known as the swamp deer, is a deer species distributed in the Indian subcontinent. Populations in northern and central India are fragmented, and two isolated populations occur in southwestern Nepal. It has been extirpated in Pakistan and Bangladesh, and its presence is uncertain in Bhutan.
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The barasingha, also called swamp deer, is a deer species found in the Indian subcontinent whose wild populations are now scattered across northern and central India and southwestern Nepal. This species has disappeared entirely from Pakistan and Bangladesh, making its conservation and the protection of its remaining fragmented populations important for the region's wildlife.
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The barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), sometimes barasinghe, also known as the swamp deer, is a deer species distributed in the Indian subcontinent. Populations in northern and central India are fragmented, and two isolated populations occur in southwestern Nepal. It has been extirpated in Pakistan and Bangladesh, and its presence is uncertain in Bhutan.
The specific name commemorates the French naturalist Alfred Duvaucel.