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Axis Deer (Axis axis)

Hawaiʻi range: Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui

Region of origin: India

Date of first introduction: 1867 (Molokaʻi), between 1868 to 1898 (Oʻahu), 1920 (Lānaʻi), 1959 (Maui)

Average size: Female - 45 kg, Male - 72 kg

Litter frequency: 1 litter per year

Litter size: 1 fawn (twinning rare)

Home range:  Female - 13.44 ± 5.5 km , Male - 13.85 ± 4.7 km 

Diet: Opportunistic grazer on vegetation

References: Tomich 1986, Anderson 2003

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