Rucervus eldii thamin (Eld's deer) genome, mRucEld1, sequence data
Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii), also known as the thamin or brow-antlered deer, is an endangered species of deer endemic to South and Southeast Asia. It inhabits wetlands and marshlands. It is active during the day and mates from October to the end of December. Three subspecies are recognised. All three are threatened by hunting and deforestation. The subspecies Rucervus eldii thamin (Burmese brow-antlered deer) is found in Myanmar and westernmost Thailand (from Wikipedia entry). This sample was collected from a female individual at the Bronx Zoo in New York City. The sample was provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society and supported by Google to generate a high-quality reference genome of an endangered species for the Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP).