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- Axis spp.
| Basic information | ||
| Scientific name | Axis spp. |
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| Common names | Axis deer, spotted deer, chital | |
| Higher taxon | Cervidae, Artiodactyla, Mammalia | |
| Natural range | India, Sri Lanka | |
| Habitat | Forest, grassland. | |
| Invasion information | ||
| Range in Japan | Not established in Japan |
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| Origin | Unintroduced to Japan. | |
| Date | ||
| Route | Deliberate: For zoo or some exhibition | |
| Impact | Potentially: Competition, hybridization against native deer. destruction of vegetation and soil. Native organism(s) affected: Native deer Cervus nippon | |
| Regulation in Japan | Import, transport and keeping are prohibited in Japan by the Invasive Alien Species Act. | |
| Introduced range in other countries | Pakistan, Andaman Isls, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Armenia, Croatia, Moldavia, Ukraine, USA (Florida, Hawaiian Isls, and Texas), Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay | |
| Reference | Notes |
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