The Burmese brow-antlered deer is a great rarity, and not just in zoos. Its population has also declined sharply in its habitat, and the subspecies is considered critically endangered.
EN
Red List
Endangered
Breeding programme
Taxonomy
Cervidae, Rucervus (2 species)
Habitat
forests, grasslands, wetlands, habitats along watercourses
Behaviour and ecology
active at dusk and at night; females and juveniles live in groups, whilst males join the groups during the mating season but otherwise live as solitary animals
Social structure
females with their juveniles live in herds; males are solitary outside the mating season
Taxonomy
Cervidae, Rucervus (2 species)
Habitat
forests, grasslands, wetlands, habitats along watercourses
Behaviour and ecology
active at dusk and at night; females and juveniles live in groups, whilst males join the groups during the mating season but otherwise live as solitary animals
Social structure
females with their juveniles live in herds; males are solitary outside the mating season