Deer

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A male White-tailed Deer.
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A male White-tailed Deer.
A group of deer.
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A group of deer.
A moose, the biggest deer.
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A moose, the biggest deer.
A baby Roe Deer, hiding.
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A baby Roe Deer, hiding.
A White-tailed Deer mother and her fawn.
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A White-tailed Deer mother and her fawn.

Deer are a group of even-toed ungulate mammals. They form the family Cervidae. They are also called true deer.

A male deer is called stag or buck, a female deer is called doe, and a young deer is called fawn.

There are about 40 species of deer. They originally lived in Europe, Asia, North America and South America. Humans also brought deer to Australia and New Zealand.

Male deer have antlers. Exceptions are the Reindeer, where both sexes have antlers, and the Water Deer, which has no antlers at all.

[edit] Taxonomy

  • Family Cervidae
    • Subfamily Hydropotinae
      • Genus Hydropotes
    • Subfamily Muntiacinae
      • Genus Muntjacs (Muntiacus)
      • Genus Elaphodus
        • Tufted Deer (Elaphodus cephalophus)
    • Subfamily Capreolinae
      • Genus Capreolus
        • Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
        • Siberian Roe Deer (Capreolus pygargus)
      • Genus Odocoileus
        • White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
        • Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
      • Genus Ozotoceros
        • Pampas Deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus)
      • Genus Blastocerus
        • Marsh Deer (Blastocerus dichotomus)
      • Genus Brocket Deer (Mazama)
      • Genus Pudú (Pudu)
      • Genus Rangifer
      • Genus Andean Deer (Hippocamelus)
      • Genus Alces
    • Subfamily Cervinae
      • Genus Axis
        • Chital (Axis axis)
        • Hog Deer (Axis porcinus)
        • Bawean Deer (Axis kuhlii)
        • Calamian Deer (Axis calamianensis)
      • Genus Elaphurus
        • Père David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus)
      • Genus Cervus
        • Sambar Deer (Cervus unicolor)
        • Rusa Deer (Cervus timorensis)
        • Philippine Brown Deer (Cervus mariannus)
        • Philippine Spotted Deer (Cervus alfredi)
        • Barasingha (Cervus duvaucelii)
        • Schomburgk's Deer (Cervus schomburgki)
        • Thamin (Cervus eldii)
        • Sika Deer (Cervus nippon)
        • White-lipped Deer (Cervus albirostris)
        • Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)
      • Genus Dama
        • Fallow Deer (Dama dama)

[edit] External links

Look up Deer in Wikispecies, a directory of species


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