花鹿，别名斑鹿，白斑鹿（Axis axis），是属于鹿科的一种，生活在斯里兰卡，尼泊尔，孟加拉国，和印度的森林地带。是印度森林中最常见的鹿种。背面浅红褐色，具斑点，腹面白色。雄鹿生角，分三叉，可长大75厘米。由于花鹿产于热带，一整年都可以交配。肩高90厘米，体重可达85千克。寿命长约20-30年。

喜群居，通常每群10-50头，其中有一到两只是雄鹿。对人类的接近比较宽容，尤其是生活在受到人类影响的地区的。生活在低纬度的森林，在高纬度森林它们经常被其它的鹿种（水鹿等）替代。主要植物为食，但也会吃掉脱落掉的鹿茸。

The chital (pronounced /chitəl/) or cheetal (Axis axis), also known as spotted deer or axis deer, is a deer found in the Indian subcontinent. The species was first described by German naturalist Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777. A moderately sized deer, male chital reach nearly 90 centimetres (35 in) and females 70 centimetres (28 in) at the shoulder. While males weigh 30–75 kilograms (66–165 lb), the lighter females weigh 25–45 kilograms (55–99 lb). The species is sexually dimorphic: males are larger than females, and antlers are present only on males. The upper parts are golden to rufous, completely covered in white spots. The abdomen, rump, throat, insides of legs, ears and tail are all white. The antlers, three-pronged, are nearly 1 metre (3.3 ft) long.