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The family Cervidae consists of 55 extant species belonging to 19 genera in 2 subfamilies and divided into dozens of extant subspecies. This does not include hybrid species or extinct prehistoric species. Additionally, one species, Schomburgk's deer, went extinct in 1938. [2] The classification is based on the molecular phylogeny. [3] [4] [5]
Odocoileus is a genus of medium-sized deer (family Cervidae) containing three species native to the Americas. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The name is sometimes spelled odocoeleus ; it is from a contraction of the roots odonto- and coelus meaning "hollow-tooth".
A deer (pl.: deer) or true deer is a hoofed ruminant ungulate of the family Cervidae (informally the deer family).Cervidae is divided into subfamilies Cervinae (which includes, among others, muntjac, elk (wapiti), red deer, and fallow deer) and Capreolinae (which includes, among others reindeer (caribou), white-tailed deer, roe deer, and moose).
The sika deer is a member of the genus Cervus, a group of deer also known as the "true" deer, within the larger deer family, Cervidae. Formerly, sika were grouped together in this genus with nine other diverse species; these animals have since been found to be genetically different, and reclassified elsewhere under different genera.
The extinct Irish elk (Megaloceros) was not a member of the genus Cervus but rather the largest member of the wider deer family (Cervidae) known from the fossil record. [11] Until recently, red deer and elk were considered to be one species, Cervus elaphus, [5] [12] with over a dozen subspecies.
The family includes the largest members of the passerine order. The smallest corvid is the dwarf jay ( Cyanolyca nanus ), at 41 g (1.4 oz) and 21.5 cm (8.5 in). The largest corvids are the common raven ( Corvus corax ) and the thick-billed raven ( Corvus crassirostris ), both of which regularly exceed 1,400 grams (3.1 pounds) and 65 cm (26 in).
Mature red deer stag, Denmark Red deer at the beginning of the growing season. Antlers are extensions of an animal's skull found in members of the Cervidae (deer) family.Antlers are a single structure composed of bone, cartilage, fibrous tissue, skin, nerves, and blood vessels.
American red brocket (M. americana) (This species has found to be closer to Odocoileus than other brockets.) [6] Ecuador red brocket (Mazama gualea, considered by some authorities to be a subspecies of M. americana) Brazilian red brocket (M. jucunda, considered by some authorities to be a subspecies of M. americana) Yucatan brown brocket (M ...