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title: "Barasingahert"
description: "Rucervus duvaucelii — Zoogdieren. The barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), sometimes barasinghe, also known as the swamp deer, is a deer species distributed in the Indian subcontinent."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/barasingha
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Barasingahert

> Rucervus duvaucelii — Zoogdieren. The barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), sometimes barasinghe, also known as the swamp deer, is a deer species distributed in the Indian subcontinent.

- Scientific name: *Rucervus duvaucelii*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 858
- Wikidata: [Q506308](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q506308)
- iNaturalist taxon: [75046](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/75046)

## Names

- en: Barasingha
- de: Tieflandzackenhirsch
- es: Ciervo de Duvaucel
- fr: Barasinga
- nl: Barasingahert
- pl: Barasinga bagienna

## Countries with the most observations

IN (718), NP (47)

## Summary

The barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii), sometimes barasinghe, also known as the swamp deer, is a deer species distributed in the Indian subcontinent. Populations in northern and central India are fragmented, and two isolated populations occur in southwestern Nepal. It has been extirpated in Pakistan and Bangladesh, and its presence is uncertain in Bhutan.
The specific name commemorates the French naturalist Alfred Duvaucel.
The swamp deer differs from all other Indian deer species in that the antlers carry more than three tines. Because of this distinctive character it is designated bārah-singgā, meaning "twelve-horned…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barasingha

## Photo

![Barasingahert](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/barasingha/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61759700

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/barasingha?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).