Cervus peronii G. Cuvier, 1825

Cervus peronii G. Cuvier, 1825: 46 .

COMMON NAME. — Rusa Deer.

CURRENT NAME. — Cervus timoriensis de Blainville, 1822 .

See Grubb (2005b: 670).

COLLECTOR/ S. — Charles-Alexandre Lesueur, contra de Beaufort (1964: 564-565) who mentioned both Péron and Lesueur as its collectors.

COLLECTION LOCALITY. — Near Kupang Bay, West-Timor, Indonesia.

COLLECTION DATE. — Between 6 May and 3 June 1803.

SPECIMEN NUMBER/S. — Specimen not found.

COMMENTS. — Two animals were taken back to France alive aboard Le Naturaliste (Jangoux et al. 2010: 269, 276). The animal lived at the Ménagerie of the Jardin des Plantes.

ILLUSTRATIONS. — No data.