---
title: "Prins-Alfredhert"
description: "Rusa alfredi — Zoogdieren. The Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi), also known as the Visayan deer, the Philippine spotted deer or Prince Alfred's deer, is a small, endangered, primarily nocturnal species of deer found in the rainforests of the Visayan Islands of Panay and Negros."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/philippine-spotted-deer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Prins-Alfredhert

> Rusa alfredi — Zoogdieren. The Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi), also known as the Visayan deer, the Philippine spotted deer or Prince Alfred's deer, is a small, endangered, primarily nocturnal species of deer found in the rainforests of the Visayan Islands of Panay and Negros.

- Scientific name: *Rusa alfredi*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `jungle` (Jungle)
- iNaturalist observations: 76
- Wikidata: [Q645732](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q645732)
- iNaturalist taxon: [75050](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/75050)

## Names

- en: Philippine Spotted Deer
- de: Prinz-Alfred-Hirsch
- es: Samabar Manchado Filipino
- fr: Cerf d'Alfred
- nl: Prins-Alfredhert
- pl: Sambar kropkowany

## Countries with the most observations

PH (4)

## Summary

The Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi), also known as the Visayan deer, the Philippine spotted deer or Prince Alfred's deer, is a small, endangered, primarily nocturnal species of deer found in the rainforests of the Visayan Islands of Panay and Negros. It once was found across other islands, such as Cebu, Guimaras, Leyte, Masbate, and Samar. It is one of three endemic deer species found in the Philippines, although it was not recognized as a separate species until 1983. An estimated 2,500 mature individuals survived worldwide in 1996, according to the IUCN; today's surviving wild number is uncertain. The diet of…

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

## Photo

![Prins-Alfredhert](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/philippine-spotted-deer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Altaipanther · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rusa_alfredi_Wien.jpg

## Machine access

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