''Elaphurus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
deer
A deer (: deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae (informally the deer family). Cervidae is divided into subfamilies Cervinae (which includes, among others, muntjac, elk (wapiti), red deer, and fallow deer) ...
. ''
E. davidianus'' is the only extant species and several fossil species are described.
Species
As of 2019, the following living and fossil species were recognised:
[Wei Dong, Qi Wei, Weipeng Bai, Limin Zhang, Wenhui Liu, Zheying Chen, Yongbing Bai, Yongchun Wu, New material of the Early Pleistocene Elaphurus (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from North China and discussion on taxonomy of ''Elaphurus'', Quaternary International, Volume 519, 2019, Pages 113-121, ISSN 1040-6182, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2018.05.015.]
*''Elaphurus''
Milne-Edwards Milne-Edwards is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Henri Milne-Edwards (1800–1885), French zoologist
* Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835–1900), French ornithologist and carcinologist, a son of Henri Milne-Edwards
See also
* Miln ...
, 1866.
**''
Elaphurus davidianus'' Milne-Edwards, 1866;
Père David's deer
The Père David's deer (''Elaphurus davidianus''), also known as the ''milu'' () or elaphure, is a species of deer native to the subtropical river valleys of China. It grazes mainly on grass and aquatic plants. It is the only extant member of t ...
**†''
Elaphurus bifurcates'' Teilhard de Chardin et Piveteau, 1930.
***†''
Elaphurus bifurcatus shikamai'' Otsuka, 1968
**†''
Elaphurus eleonorae''
Vislobokova, 1988.
**†''
Elaphurus chinnaniensis'' Chia et Wang, 1978.
**†''
Elaphurus formosanus'' Shikama, 1937.
References
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Cervines
Mammal genera
Taxa named by Alphonse Milne-Edwards