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Kashmir stag, the Glossary

The Kashmir stag (Cervus hanglu hanglu), also called hangul, is a subspecies of Central Asian red deer endemic to Kashmir and surrounding areas.^[1]

33 relations: American Society of Mammalogists, Animal coat, Antler, Bhaderwah, Central Asian red deer, Chamba district, Clade, Dachigam National Park, Elk, Endemism, Habitat destruction, Himachal Pradesh, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Jammu and Kashmir (state), Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Johann Andreas Wagner, Kashmir Valley, Kishtwar district, Livestock, Mitochondrial DNA, Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary, Overgrazing, Poaching, Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary, Red deer, Sind Valley, Srinagar, Subspecies, Tim Clutton-Brock, Tral Wildlife Sanctuary, Type species, World Wide Fund for Nature, Zabarwan Range.
Fauna of Himachal Pradesh
Fauna of Jammu and Kashmir

American Society of Mammalogists

The American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) was founded in 1919.

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Animal coat

Coat is the nature and quality of a mammal's fur.

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Antler

Antlers are extensions of an animal's skull found in members of the Cervidae (deer) family.

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Bhaderwah

Bhaderwah or Bhadarwah (also Bhaderwah Valley) is a town, tehsil, and sub-district in the Doda district of Jammu Division of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

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The Central Asian red deer (Cervus hanglu), also known as the Tarim red deer, is a deer species native to Central Asia, where it used to be widely distributed, but is scattered today with small population units in several countries.

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Chamba district

Chamba district is the northwestern district of Himachal Pradesh, in India, with its headquarters in Chamba town.

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Clade

In biological phylogenetics, a clade, also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a grouping of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree.

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Dachigam National Park

Dachigam National Park is a national park located, from Srinagar city in Srinagar district of in the Indian-administered Kashmir on the east side of Dal Lake.

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Elk

The elk (elk or elks; Cervus canadensis), or wapiti, is the second largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in its native range of North America and Central and East Asia.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Habitat destruction

Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) occurs when a natural habitat is no longer able to support its native species.

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Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh ("Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Jammu and Kashmir (state)

Jammu and Kashmir was a region formerly administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019, constituting the southern and southeastern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India, Pakistan and China since the mid-20th century.

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Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)

Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India as a union territory and consists of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and between India and China since 1959.

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Johann Andreas Wagner

Johann Andreas Wagner (21 March 1797 – 17 December 1861) was a German palaeontologist, zoologist and archaeologist who wrote several important works on palaeontology.

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Kashmir Valley

The Kashmir Valley, also known as the Vale of Kashmir, is an intermontane valley in northern Jammu and Kashmir, a region in Indian-administered Kashmir.

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Kishtwar district

Kishtwar district is an administrative district of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the Jammu Division. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) through (d), reflecting due weight in the coverage.

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Livestock

Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting in order to provide labour and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool.

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Mitochondrial DNA

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA and mDNA) is the DNA located in the mitochondria organelles in a eukaryotic cell that converts chemical energy from food into adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

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Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary

The Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Aru Valley, Pahalgam near Anantnag city in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

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Overgrazing

Overgrazing occurs when plants are exposed to intensive grazing for extended periods of time, or without sufficient recovery periods.

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Poaching

Poaching is the illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals, usually associated with land use rights.

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Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary

Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in Daksum, Forest Block, near Anantnag city in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

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Red deer

The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species.

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Sind Valley

The Sind Valley is a Himalayan sub-valley of the Kashmir Valley in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Srinagar

Srinagar (English) is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.

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Subspecies

In biological classification, subspecies (subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed.

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Tim Clutton-Brock

Timothy Hugh Clutton-Brock (born 13 August 1946) is a British zoologist known for his comparative studies of the behavioural ecology of mammals, particularly red deer and meerkats.

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Tral Wildlife Sanctuary

Tral Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Pulwama district of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Type species

In zoological nomenclature, a type species (species typica) is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specimen (or specimens).

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World Wide Fund for Nature

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is a Swiss-based international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 that works in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment.

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Zabarwan Range

The Zabarwan Range is a short (20 mi (32 km) long) sub-mountain range between Pir Panjal and Great Himalayan Range in the central part of the Kashmir Valley in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in India.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kashmir_stag

Also known as Cervus elaphus hanglu, Hangul (elk), Kashmir wapiti, Kashmiri stag.