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Barasingha

Rucervus duvaucelii

Barasingha
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The barasingha, sometimes barasinghe, also known as the swamp deer, is a deer species distributed in the Indian subcontinent. Populations in northern and central India are fragmented, and two isolated populations occur in southwestern Nepal. It has been extirpated in Pakistan and Bangladesh, and its presence is uncertain in Bhutan.

Classification

Class
Mammalia
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Cervidae
Genus
Rucervus

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