🦌Chital
The chital, also called spotted deer and axis deer, is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent. It was first described by Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777. A moderate-sized deer, male chital reach 90 cm (35 in) and females 70 cm (28 in) at the shoulder. While males weigh 70–90 kg (150–200 lb), females weigh around 40–60 kg (88–132 lb). It is sexually dimorphic; males are larger than females, and antlers are present only on males. The upper parts are golden to rufous, completely covered in white spots. The abdomen, rump, throat, insides of legs, ears, and tail are all white. The antlers, three-pronged, are nearly 1 m long.
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IUCN Red List assessment, 2015.
- Body mass
- 46 kg
- Body length
- 1.75 m
- Shoulder height
- not recorded
- Top speed
- not recorded
- Bite force
- not recorded
- Maximum lifespan
- 21 years
Everything we know about the Chital
Typical adult figures. Where a value is an estimate rather than a measurement, it says so.
Body mass46 kgCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 36 kgAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: high
Body length1.75 mCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Brain mass167 gCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Maximum lifespan21 yearsCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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Generation length9.99 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Age at maturity1.5 yearsCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Gestation227 daysCOMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 226 daysAnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: high
Litter size1COMBINEOther figures ↓Hide ↑
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- 1.03AnAgeAnAge build 15, 2023-07-03 (HAGR)data quality: high
Trophic levelHerbivoreCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Activity cycleCrepuscular / mixedCOMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Home range0.67 km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Population density8.6 per km²COMBINEDetails ↓Hide ↑
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Volume l46 LaverageDetails ↓Hide ↑
Body mass at ~1.0 kg/L, the density of vertebrate tissue.
average = a mean across sexes or species in a group.
Not recorded for Chital yet: shoulder height, top speed, bite force.
Family tree
- kingdomAnimalia
- ›phylumChordata
- ›classMammalia
- ›orderArtiodactyla
- ›familyCervidae
- ›genusAxis
- ›speciesAxis axis
- classMammals · Mammalia
- orderEven-toed hoofed animals · Artiodactyla
- subfamilyCervinae
- genusAxis
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- kingdomMetazoa
- phylumChordata
- subphylumCraniata
- subphylumVertebrata
- superclassGnathostomata
- superclassSarcopterygii
- superclassTetrapoda
- classMammals · Mammalia
- subclassTheria
- superorderLaurasiatheria
- orderEven-toed hoofed animals · Artiodactyla
- suborderRuminantia
- infraorderPecora
- familyCervidae
- subfamilyCervinae
- genusAxis
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