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Schomburgk's deer
Order : Artiodactyla
Family : Cervidae
Subfamily : Cervinae
Species : Cervus schomburgki
The Schomburgk's deer is listed as Extinct (EX), there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Schomburgk
A young / baby of a Schomburgk is called a 'fawn or ass'. The females are called 'doe, hind or cow' and males 'buck, stag or bull'. A Schomburgk group is called a 'herd'.Countries
Thailand
Facts about the Schomburgk's deer
Cervus schomburgki is now extinct; Elaphurus davidianus is represented only by relict (reintroduced) populations, while the ranges of other marsh deer (subspecies of C.
Conservation Status Schomburgk's deer is classified as extinct by the IUCN (1996).
Justification The wild population of Schomburgk’s deer is thought to have died out around 1932, with the last captive individual being killed in 1938. (Full text)