Hog Deer
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Hog Deer

Axis porcinus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Chitwan National Park
43 Verified records at Chitwan National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The Indian hog deer (Axis porcinus), or Indochinese hog deer, is a small cervid native to the region of the Indian subcontinent and Indo-Gangetic Plain. Introduced populations are established in Australia, as well as the United States and Sri Lanka. Its name derives from the hog-like manner in which it runs through forests (with its head hung low), to ease ducking under obstacles instead of leaping over them, like most other deer. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Hog Deer sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chitwan National Park

Axis Deer
LC Endemic

Axis Deer

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Axis axis

70–80% · Very likely
Sambar
VU Endemic

Sambar

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Rusa unicolor

50–60% · Likely
Indian Muntjac
LC

Indian Muntjac

🌅 Crepuscular Mammal

Muntiacus muntjak

30–40% · Possible
Gaur

Gaur

☀️ Diurnal Mammal

Bos frontalis

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
50–60
Feb
50–60
Mar
30–40
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
50–60
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
70–80%
2 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
50–60%
3 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
40–50%
4 Wilsons Promontory National Park 🇦🇺 Australia
10–20%
5 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hog Deer in Chitwan National Park?

About 47% of wildlife watchers report a Hog Deer sighting in Chitwan National Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hog Deer in Chitwan National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Hog Deer in Chitwan National Park in our monthly data.

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