Axis axis - #1801
Chital
Herd of both sexes and various ages. Also as Axis Deer|Indian Spotted Deer.
Geographic Distribution
India (incl. Sikkim), Nepal, and Sri Lanka; introduced to Andaman Isls, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Moldavia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Ukraine, Uruguay, and USA (Florida, Hawaiian Isls, and Texas).
Order/Family
Cervidae
Genus
Axis
Specific Epithet
axis
Image Location
USA, CA, San Francisco Co., San Francisco Zoo
Image Date
August, 1988
Photographer
DG Huckaby