Cervini is a tribe of deer, containing six extant genera and several extinct ones. The links below will take you to my image galleries for each genus or the Wikipedia site for those genera I have yet to document in the wild.
Genus Axis is a genus of deer occurring in South and Southeast Asia. This genus will be given its own gallery as I have documented many subspecies and species within it.
Cervus is a genus of deer that primarily are native to Eurasia, although one species occurs in northern Africa and another in North America. In addition to the species presently placed in this genus, it has included a whole range of other species now commonly placed in other genera. Additionally, the species-level taxonomy is in a state of flux. This genus will be given its own gallery as I have documented many subspecies and species within it.
The species was first described by John McClelland in 1840 based on specimens obtained in Manipur, India. It was described more detailed by Percy Eld in 1841; it was suggested to call the deer Cervus Eldii. McClelland coined the scientific name Cervus (Rusa) frontals in 1843. In 1850, John Edward Gray proposed the name Panolia eldii for the deer. It has recently been proposed that it should be moved back to the genus Panolia on the basis of recent genetic findings that place it closer to Pere David's deer than to other members of the genus Rucervus. I will treat it as Panolia for this gallery. (Click the image to visit Gallery)
Schomburgk's deer (Rucervus schomburgki) - Statue in Phrae this species has been extinct since1938
Genus Rusa is a genus of deer from southern Asia. They have traditionally been included in Cervus, and genetic evidence suggests this may be more appropriate than their present placement in a separate genus. Three of the four species have relatively small distributions in the Philippines and Indonesia, but the sambar is more widespread, ranging from India east and north to China and south to the Greater Sundas. All are threatened by habitat loss and hunting in their native ranges, but three of the species have also been introduced elsewhere. This genus will be given its own gallery as I have documented many subspecies and species within it.
