Cervus hanglu - #4038
Central Asian Red Deer
Adult males shedding velvet. Cervus hanglu bactrianus. Formerly Cervus elaphus bactrianus. Also as Cervus bactrianus, Bactrian (Red) Deer|Bukhara (Red) Deer.
Geographic Distribution
The Syr Darya and Amu Darya basins in Afghanistan, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan; mountains in Kashmir (India), and valleys in Xinjiang (China).
Order/Family
Cervidae
Genus
Cervus
Specific Epithet
hanglu
Image Location
USA, CA, San Diego co., San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Image Date
7 September 2014
Photographer
DG Huckaby