Elaphurus davidianus Milne-Edwards, 1866 . Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool., 5:382.

TYPE LOCALITY: China, Chihli, Pekin, Imperial Hunting Park .

DISTRIBUTION: Formerly NE China; extinct in wild since 3rd or 4th Century; now reintroduced to its former range, near Peking and near Shanghai.

STATUS: IUCN - Endangered.

SYNONYMS: menziesianus, tarandoides.

COMMENTS: Included in Elaphurus by Corbet (1978c:201); but see Van Gelder (1977b).