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Of these moose can grow up to 2.33 m tall and weigh as much as 820 kg. ... White-tailed deer: Odocoileus virginianus: 232 (512) [7] 1.2: 8: Thorold's deer: Cervus ...
With a weight of 0.7–8.0 kg (1.5–17.6 lb) and a length of 40–75 cm (16–30 in), they are the smallest ungulates in the world, though the largest species of mouse-deer surpass some species of Neotragus antelopes in size. [3] The mouse-deer are restricted to Southeast Asia from far Southern China (south Yunnan) to the Philippines and Java.
Size: The smallest species of deer in the world, being 32 to 35 cm (13 to 14 in) tall at the shoulder and weighs 3.3 to 6 kg (7.3 to 13.2 lb). [14] The antlers of the northern pudú grow to about 6 cm (2.4 in) long, also curving backward.
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 ...
Depending on species, brocket deer are small to medium-sized with stout bodies and large ears. The head-and-body length is 60–144 cm (24–57 in), the shoulder height is 35–80 cm (14–31 in), and the typical weight 8–48 kg (18–106 lb), though exceptionally large M. americana specimens have weighed as much as 65 kg (143 lb).
A herd of bighorn sheep grazes on the South Lykken Trail in Palm Springs, Calif., in 2020.
The rusa deer is often found in small groups or pairs, although males are often seen alone. [8] When alarmed, a rusa stag lets out an extremely loud honk. This is an alarm call and alerts any other deer in the vicinity. [citation needed] As with other deer species, Javan rusa mainly feed on grass, leaves, and fallen fruit.
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