page_title: Eld's deer
section_title: Brief particulars of the three subspecies
hierarchical_section_title: Eld's deer / Brief particulars of the three subspecies
caption_attribution_description: Cervus eldi thamin English: Thamin Deutsch: Burma-Leierhirsch
context_page_description: Eld's deer, also known as the thamin or brow-antlered deer, is an endangered species of deer indigenous to South Asia. The species was first described and given its binomial name from specimens obtained in Manipur in India in 1839. The Manipur name for the deer was noted as Sungnaee and it was described in 1842 by John McClelland as being "nondescript" but it was given the name Cervus eldi by Guthrie. in honour of Lt. Percy Eld, a British officer who was attached to the residency at Manipur. The three subspecies of the Eld's deer are:
  Panolia eldii eldi: The Manipuri brow-antlered deer is found in Manipur, India. It is called sangai in Meitei.
  P. e. thamin: The Burmese brow-antlered deer found in Myanmar, and westernmost Thailand.
  P. e. siamensis: The Thai brow-antlered deer is found in Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, and should perhaps be treated as a separate species. The population on the Chinese island of Hainan is sometimes considered another subspecies, P. e. hainanus, but this is not supported by genetic evidence. It was described by Lydekker in 1915.
context_section_description: Breeding and gestation period (conception to birth)
  Female Eld's deer are generally found alone or in pairs with their young, but during the mating season, females and their young gather in herds of up to 50 individuals. Males also move around singly except during mating season. When rutting takes place, males compete with each other to gain control of a harem of females with which they can then mate. After a long gestation period, normally a single calf is born. The young have white spots at birth which fade away as they grow; they are weaned at seven months of age, and become sexually mature from 18 months of age onwards. The gestation period for three species is 220 to 240 days, with birthing occurring:.
  For Manipur deer, between October and end of December
  For the Burmese thamin, between October and November
  For the siamensis deer in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia, between October and November
caption: Panolia eldi thamin of Burma and Thailand
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