Cervidae Author Don E. Wilson Author Russell A. Mittermeier text 2011 2011-08-31 Lynx Edicions Barcelona Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 2 Hoofed Mammals 350 443 book chapter 58517 10.5281/zenodo.6514377 58bf4faf-7498-4c12-bcb3-b6f085b58978 978-84-96553-77-4 6514377 21. Philippine Spotted Deer Rusa alfredi French: Cerf d'Alfred / German: Prinz-Alfred-Hirsch / Spanish: Sambar manchado de Filipinas Other common names: Prince Alfred's Sambar , Visayan Spotted Deer Taxonomy. Cervus alfredi Sclater, 1870 , Philippines . This species has been treated for decades as a dwarf island form of R. unicolor . The scientific name refers to Prince Alfred, son of Queen Victoria , who sent a specimen to P. L. Sclater. Monotypic. Distribution. Panay and Negros Is, in W Visayas, Philippines . Descriptive notes. Head-body 130 cm , tail 12 cm , shoulder height 65-75 cm; weight of males around 40 kg . Small to medium-sized deer with a narrow skull and pointed face. Ears relatively small. Fur fine, soft, and dense. The coat is dark brown with beige and whitish spots and a blackish spinal band. Head and neck darker, underparts cream. White on chin and lowerlip. Antlers of adults three-tined and 25 cm in lenght. Habitat. It is now restricted to steep slopes of dipterocarp forests. Food and Feeding. It feeds on leaves, buds, forbs, young grasses, and fruits. Breeding. Females attain puberty at about twelve months of age. Breeding occurs all year. Mating season peaks in November-December, births in May-June. Gestation is around 240 days. Females give birth to a single fawn. Activity patterns. Mainly nocturnal. Movements, Home range and Social organization. It is not very social, with males mostly solitary and females with their fawns. Status and Conservation. Classified as Endangered on The IUCN Red List. Hunting and logging for plantations and agriculture have drastically fragmented its range and decreased its population. Bibliography. Cox (1987), Grubb & Groves (1983), Oliver et al. (1991).