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| Subspecies: | Unknown |
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| CITES Status: | NOT LISTED |
| IUCN Status: | Near Threatened |
| U.S. ESA Status: | NOT LISTED |
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| Jumping Ability: | (Horizontal) |
| Life Span: | in the Wild |
| Life Span: | in Captivity |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Females) |
| Sexual Maturity: | (Males) |
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Habitat:
Tufted Deer is known to live in high damp forests up to the tree line and close to water, between 300 and 800 m in southeastern China; between 1,500-2,600 m in the middle of its range; and to as high as 4,750 m in western Sichuan (Ohtaishi and Gao 1990). Its diet is grass, some browse, and fruits, bamboo and herbs (Zhang et al. 2004). The species is secretive and crepuscular, and is usually solitary or found in pairs. Tufted Deer lives within well-defined home territories where it travels along well-established paths, rendering it vulnerable to snares. It lives on mountainous terrain covered by dense forests. Zhang et al. (2004) also found that Tufted Deer habitats were characterized by relatively high shrub and herb density, but also a relatively high proportion of open land. Historically, this species was known from high damp forest in the northeastern Myanmar just below the snow line. Rut occurs between September and December, single or twin fawns are born in April to July after about six months gestation, and animals are sexually mature in about nine months (Sheng and Ohtaishi 1993).
Range:
This species is found in central and southern China and there are old records from northern Myanmar (Grubb 2005, Smith and Xie 2008). There has been fairly extensive camera trapping in the Myanmar range of the species where it is known from old specimens, but these surveys have failed to locate the species (Than Zaw pers. comm.). If it does persist in Myanmar it must have an isolated habitat, or limited elevational or geographic range that has prevented its detection; the Wildlife Conservation Society surveys have looked for this species many times without any result (J.W. Duckworth pers. comm.).
Conservation:
The species is not listed by CITES. It is included in the Chinese Red List as Vulnerable A1acd, B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii) (Smith and Xie 2008), but it is not classified as a national protected species. It is listed as a provincially protected species in Hunan, Sichuan, Tibet, and Gansu. Being a widespread species, it is likely to be present in many protected areas. There is a need to determine its current status in the wild across is its wide range in China, especially in central and southeastern China where defaunation has been reported as a critical issue (Tilson et al. 2004). Activities should include field reconnaissance, population censuses, demographic surveys, ecological studies, and investigations into human use of the species. More effort is required to confirm the existence and status of the species in Myanmar, particularly in the north eastern part of Kachin State (J.W. Duckworth and Than Zaw pers. comms.).