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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]
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).
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Technically a species of deer, a reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) is classified as a member of the Cervidae family and is also known as caribou in certain regions. Domestic reindeer are known as ...
They are also the fifth largest deer species in the world. They belong to the Cervidae family, which includes giraffes, bison, hippos, pigs, camels, sheep, and cattle. However, all reindeer are ...
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This category contains articles about taxa in the family Cervidae - deer and its allies. Subcategories This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.
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.