Which among the following status is are correct about Swamp deer 1 They are members of the...........

Assam Geography and Environment

Which among the following status is/are correct about Swamp deer:

1. They are members of the sub-family Cervinae in the family Cervidae.

2. They are already extinct in Pakistan and Bangladesh.

3. IUCN status: Vulnerable.

1 only

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

1, 2 and 3

Swamp deer

=> Scientific Name: Rucervus duvaucelii

=> They are members of the sub-family Cervinae in the family Cervidae.

=> They inhabit swampy grasslands and floodplains in the Indian sub-continent and are highly dependent on the availability of water

=> They are primarily grazers and largely feed on grasses and aquatic plants with diet composition varying seasonally

=> They are already extinct in Pakistan and Bangladesh. now found only in southwestern Nepal and central and northeastern India.

=> There are three subspecies of swamp deer found in the Indian Subcontinent.

The western swamp deer (Rucervus duvaucelii) found in Nepal, southern swamp deer (Rucervus duvaucelii branderi) found in central and north India and eastern swamp deer (Rucervus duvaucelii ranjitsinhi) found in the Kaziranga and Dudhwa National Parks.

=> IUCN status: Vulnerable