Sangai

Sangai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Subfamily: Cervinae
Genus: Rucervus
Species:
Subspecies:
R. e. eldii
Trinomial name
Rucervus eldii eldii
(McClelland, 1842)

The sangai is an endemic and endangered subspecies of the brow-antlered deer. It is found only in the Keibul Lamjao National Park of Manipur. It is often called the "dancing deer" in everyday speech.[2][3]

References

  1. "Rucervus eldii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T4265A22166803. 2015. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T4265A22166803.en. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  2. "Eld's Deer Facts | Thamin Deer (Panolia eldii) Information |". World Deer. 2020-07-01. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  3. "Brow Antlered Deer - Brow Antlered Deer Information, Indian Sangai Deer, Eld's Deer of India". www.iloveindia.com. Retrieved 2022-04-04.