tufted deer
tufted deer
rainfall per year:40-45 inches- central china. plants: oak and maple with birch, aspen, and linden at the higher elevations. other animals: giant panda, golden monkey, chinese alligator. average temperature: 8 °C (47 °F) in January to 31 °C (88 °F) in July. terrain: dense forests at high altitudes near water
what exactly does it eat: leaves, twigs, fruit, and other vegitaiton. how often does it eat: everyday. how does it get food: they eat it off the ground of pick it from low hanging trees. does it eat anything special: no
continents found on: asia, mostly central china. is it invasive: no.
live solo or in pack: live solo but come together to mate. whats its role in the community: not much but they fight other males in the community. male or female led groups: neither they live solo. what makes up a group: if they are in groups it would be a male and a female only. how do they interact with eachother: they bark at eachother like a dog.
how often do they mate: they only mate during mating season and that lasts from september to december. how many mates do they have: many mates at a time. mating ritual: will meet with many mates during season. how much are reproduced at one time: one to two fawns. any unique mating characteristics: no
stages of development: The gestation period lasts about 6 months and a litter of 1–2 is born in late spring and early summer. The young becomes sexually mature at the age of 1–2 years, and could live up to 10–12 years in the wild. The mating system of the tufted deer is polygynous which can lead to male deer fighting over mates. at what age are they sexually mature: ages 1-2. activities and enviornment of stages: they live in the same environment there whole. differnece between males and females: males tend mature faster them fenale
predators: leopard, dhole. sexual competiton: during mating season they fight with there teeth. diseases: most notible being rabies: other causes of death: deforestation, and losing of habitat
inter species: they fight during mating season over mates: intra species: mainly leopards and Dholes and they come out on the losing side. what do they compete over: in inter species they are fighting over mates, and intra species they are fighting over life. are they invasive: no.
what is the rating: near threatening. whats the population: no documented estimates of population size or trend are available. populaiton trend: declining sharply
what impacts have occurred: over hunting and habitiat loss. potential future impacts: continue to lose there habitat and continue to get over hunted. how long have humans been incontact with tufted deer: several hundred of years. efforts being made to minize impacts: none that i can find.