Basic information | ||
Scientific name | Elaphurus davidianus | (No picture) |
Common names | Pere David's deer | |
Higher taxon | Cervidae, Artiodactyla, Mammalia | |
Natural range | Nothern to central continental China. Wild populations of this species was extinct in old period. | |
Habitat | Swamp |
Invasion information | ||
Range in Japan | Not established in Japan | |
Origin | Unintroduced to Japan. | |
Date | ||
Route | Unknown. | |
Impact | Potentially: Hybridization with deer of genus Cervus. | |
Regulation in Japan | Import, transport and keeping are prohibited in Japan by the Invasive Alien Species Act. | |
Introduced range in other countries | Under Construction. |
Reference | Notes |
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Although wild population was extinct, a captive population was found in Beijing in 1865, bred in UK, and reintroduced to China. At present, this species is bred in many zoos including Japanese ones. |