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Elaphodus cephalophus
Tufted deer is a mammal associated with forests and mountains. It is herbivorous and usually solitary. Decline or fragmentation makes continued monitoring important.
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Its range is represented here by the Palearctic and the Indomalayan realm, where it uses forests and mountains. Mobile species may shift habitat use with season, breeding sites, or food availability.
Typical length 110-160 cm, weight 17 kg-30 kg. It has a hoofed ungulate body plan, with proportions shaped by its habitat and mode of movement.
It is most active around dawn and dusk and usually solitary. Spacing, group size, and visibility can change with season, feeding conditions, and breeding activity.
It is herbivorous. Food choice and foraging style are tied to life in forests and mountains, so movements often follow available food resources.
As a mammal, it gives birth to live young, and the mother nurses them in cover or within the social group.
Recorded scientifically as Elaphodus cephalophus. Decline or fragmentation makes continued monitoring important. In this guide, size, habitat, and activity pattern are useful first clues for recognition.
