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The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is called a doe or hind.The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Iran, and parts of western Asia.
A member of this family is called a deer or a cervid. They are widespread throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia, and are found in a wide variety of biomes . Cervids range in size from the 60 cm (24 in) long and 32 cm (13 in) tall pudú to the 3.4 m (11.2 ft) long and 3.4 m (11.2 ft) tall moose .
In the third edition of Mammal Species of the World from 2005, only the red deer (C. elaphus) and sika deer (C. nippon) were recognized as species in the genus Cervus. [1] Genetic and morphological evidence suggest more species should be recognized. [2] [3] For example, the species Cervus canadensis (elk/wapiti) is considered a separate species ...
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).
Whitetail Deer. Reindeer. Classification. Species: Odocoileus virginianus Species: Rangifer tarandus Native to. The Americas. The Arctic, subarctic, tundra. Fur ...
A hart is a male red deer, synonymous with stag and used in contrast to the female hind; its use may now be considered mostly poetic or archaic. The word comes from Middle English hert, from Old English heorot; compare Frisian hart, Dutch hert, German Hirsch, and Swedish, Norwegian, and Danish hjort, all meaning "deer".
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.
The Caspian red deer is sometimes referred to as maral, noble deer, or eastern red deer. [3] [4] ... The Caspian red deer is a social and primarily nocturnal animal ...