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Chital

Axis axis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in India.January 227, February 276, March 151, April 179, May 194, June 101, July 70, August 82, September 62, October 130, November 203, December 199.
India1,874
United States930
Texas842
Rājasthān410
Madhya Pradesh311
Karnātaka300
Nepal266
Argentina228
Bagmati225
Tamil Nādu224

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Dietary

  • HerbivoreFeeds primarily on plantsFrom its classification

Physical

  • HornedHas prominent horns or antlersFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderEven-toed Ungulates and Cetaceans · Artiodactyla
FamilyDeer · Cervidae
GenusAxis Deer · Axis

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