chital

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The chital, also known as the spotted deer or axis deer, is a medium-sized deer native to the Indian subcontinent, recognizable by its reddish-brown coat with white spots and its importance as a common prey species in South Asian forests.

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Label Occurrences
chital canonical 11

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (66)

Predicate Object
instanceOf deer species ⓘ
herbivore ⓘ
mammal ⓘ
vertebrate ⓘ
activityPattern primarily diurnal ⓘ
antlerShape three-tined antlers ⓘ
averageFemaleWeight about 40 to 60 kilograms ⓘ
averageHeadBodyLength about 1.3 meters ⓘ
averageMaleWeight about 70 to 100 kilograms ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor reddish-brown ⓘ
coatPattern white spots ⓘ
commonName axis deer ⓘ
chital ⓘ
spotted deer ⓘ
diet fruits ⓘ
grasses ⓘ
leaves ⓘ
shoots ⓘ
distinctiveFeature permanent white spotting on body ⓘ
family Cervidae ⓘ
forms mixed-sex herds ⓘ
genus Axis ⓘ
gestationPeriod about 7 to 8 months ⓘ
habitat forest edges ⓘ
grasslands ⓘ
moist deciduous forests ⓘ
hasAntlers adult males ⓘ
introducedTo Argentina ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Croatia ⓘ
Hawaii ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
United States ⓘ
IUCNStatus Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifespanInCaptivity up to about 20 years ⓘ
lifespanInWild about 8 to 14 years ⓘ
nativeTo Bangladesh ⓘ
India ⓘ
Indian subcontinent ⓘ
linked to: South Asia

Nepal ⓘ
Sri Lanka ⓘ
oftenAssociatesWith langurs ⓘ
sambar deer ⓘ
order Artiodactyla ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
preyedUponBy Bengal tiger ⓘ
dhole ⓘ
leopard ⓘ
mugger crocodile ⓘ
primaryHabitat dry deciduous forests ⓘ
reproductivePattern breeding can occur year-round ⓘ
roleInEcosystem common prey species ⓘ
scientificName Axis axis ⓘ
sexualDimorphism males larger than females ⓘ
socialStructure gregarious ⓘ
tailLength about 20 to 30 centimeters ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threats habitat loss ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
typicalLitterSize 1 fawn ⓘ
usedFor hide ⓘ
meat ⓘ
vocalization alarm barks ⓘ
fawn bleats ⓘ

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