Rucervus duvaucelii (G. Cuvier 1823)

[Cervus] duvaucelii G. Cuvier 1823, Rech. Oss. Foss., Nouv. ed., Vol. 4: 505.

Type Locality: "des Indes"; restricted to N India, Uttar Pradesh, Kumaun by Groves (1982 b:624) .

Vernacular Names: Barasingha.

Subspecies::

Subspecies Rucervus duvaucelii subsp. duvaucelii G. Cuvier 1823

Subspecies Rucervus duvaucelii subsp. branderi Pocock 1943

Subspecies Rucervus duvaucelii subsp. ranjitsinhi Groves 1982

Distribution: N and C India, SW Nepal; extinct in Pakistan.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I as Cervus duvaucelii; U.S. ESA – Endangered as C. duvauceli [sic]; IUCN – Critically Endangered as Cervus duvauceli ranjitsinhi, Endangered as C. d. branderi, Vulnerable as C. d. duvauceli .

Discussion: Revised by Groves (1982 b).