Hog deer facts for kids

The hog deer or 'Indian hog deer' (Hyelaphus porcinus) is small deer. It is widespread in Asia. It lives in Pakistan, Kashmir, northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, southwestern Yunnan Province in China, all the way to western Thailand.

The deer gets its name from the way it runs through the forests with its head hung low so that it can duck under obstacles instead of leaping over them like most other deer. It runs with its tail erect, showing the white underside.

Species

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Distribution
	Hyelaphus porcinus	Indian hog deer	Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, southwestern Yunnan Province in China, all the way to western Thailand.
	Hyelaphus annamiticus	Indochinese hog deer	Cambodia, Laos, People's Republic of China and Vietnam
	Hyelaphus calamianensis	Calamian hog deer	Calamian Islands of Palawan province of the Philippines
	Hyelaphus kuhlii	Bawean deer	island of Bawean (Gresik Regency) in Indonesia

See also

In Spanish: Axis (género) para niños