Thorold's deer
Cervus albirostris Przewalski, 1883
The thorold's deer (Cervus albirostris) is a species in the family Cervidae, order Artiodactyla. Recorded adults weigh 125 kg to 204.2 kg and live up to 20.1 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Vulnerable.
Quick facts about the thorold's deer
- Weight
- 125 kg – 204.2 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 20.1 yearssrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Longest recorded lifespan
- 21.3 years
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- forest, grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Gestation
- 253 days – 270 dayssrc for Gestation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Age at maturity
- 2 yearssrc for Age at maturity
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Active
- Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
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Where does the thorold's deer live?
Not recorded
What is the thorold's deer?
Thorold's deer (Cervus albirostris) is a threatened species of deer found in the grassland, shrubland, and forest habitats, at high altitudes, of the eastern Tibetan Plateau, as well as some fragmented areas further north in central Western China. It is also known as the white-lipped deer (or baichunlu, 白唇鹿, in Simplified Chinese, ཤྭ་བ་མཆུ་དཀར།་ in Standard Tibetan) for the white fur around its snout.
Thorold's deer is one of the larger ungulate mammals within its range, and fills an ecological niche similar to the Tibetan red deer (or shou, the subspecies Cervus elaphus wallichi of the red deer species group). It was first scientifically described by Nikolay Przhevalsky in 1883. As of early 2011, more than 100 of the deer are kept globally in Species360-registered zoos, and, in 1998, it was estimated that about 7,000 remained in the wild.
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Is the thorold's deer endangered?
The thorold's deer is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List: it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Vulnerable species. What the categories mean.
How is the thorold's deer classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderArtiodactyla
- familyCervidae
- genusCervus
- SpeciesCervus albirostris Przewalski, 1883
Synonyms Cervus dybowskii, Cervus sellatus, Cervus thoroldi, Przewalskium albirostre, Przewalskium albirostre, Przewalskium albirostris
Other names and names in other languages (28)
- Thorold’s deerEnglish
- Thorold’s deerEnglish
- White-lipped deerEnglish
- White-lipped deerEnglish
- أيل ثورولدArabic
- أيل أبيض الشفاهArabic
- jelen bělohubýCzech
- Thorolds hjortDanish
- Hvidkindet tibetansk hjortDanish
- WeißlippenhirschGerman
- Ciervo de ThoroldSpanish
- Ciervo de hocico blanco o de ThoroldSpanish
- ValkonaamahirviFinnish
- valkoturpakaurisFinnish
- Cerf de ThoroldFrench
- Cerf à museau blancFrench
- fehérajkú szarvasHungarian
- クチジロジカJapanese
- 토롤드사슴Korean
- 흰입술사슴Korean
- PrzewalskihjortNorwegian Bokmål
- WitliphertDutch
- Jeleń białowargiPolish
- Cervo-de-lábios-brancosPortuguese
- Беломордый оленьRussian
- Akdudaklı GeyikTurkish
- 白唇鹿Chinese
- Bai Chun LuChinese
Relatives of the thorold's deer
Other species in the same genus Cervus.
Red deer
Cervus elaphus
Elk
Cervus canadensis
Sika deer
Cervus nippon
Hangul
Cervus hanglu
CompareThorold's deer vs Red deerThorold's deer vs ElkThorold's deer vs Sika deerThorold's deer vs Hangul
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the thorold's deer?
An adult thorold's deer weighs 125 kg – 204.2 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the thorold's deer endangered?
The thorold's deer is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, meaning it faces a high risk of extinction in the wild.
How long does the thorold's deer live?
The thorold's deer has a recorded lifespan of 20.1 years.
How long is the thorold's deer pregnant?
The recorded gestation period is 253 days – 270 days.
What kind of animal is the thorold's deer?
The thorold's deer (Cervus albirostris) belongs to the family Cervidae in the order Artiodactyla.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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