Hog deer facts for kids

A Barasingha deer, a relative of the hog deer.

The hog deer or 'Indian hog deer' (Hyelaphus porcinus) is a small deer. It lives across many parts of Asia. You can find it in countries like Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh. It also lives in southwestern Yunnan Province in China, and all the way to western Thailand.

This deer gets its name from how it runs. It moves through forests with its head held low. This helps it duck under obstacles instead of jumping over them. Most other deer leap over things. When it runs, its tail stands up straight. This shows the white fur underneath its tail.

Different Kinds of Hog Deer

There are different types of deer that are related to the hog deer. Scientists group them together. Here are some of them:

Image	Scientific name	Common Name	Where it lives
A hog deer in its natural home.	Hyelaphus porcinus	Indian hog deer	Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh, southwestern Yunnan Province in China, and western Thailand.
	Hyelaphus annamiticus	Indochinese hog deer	Cambodia, Laos, China, and Vietnam.
The Calamian hog deer.	Hyelaphus calamianensis	Calamian hog deer	The Calamian Islands in the Philippines.
An adult male Bawean deer.	Hyelaphus kuhlii	Bawean deer	The island of Bawean in Indonesia.

See also

In Spanish: Axis (género) para niños