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Genus Hippocamelus – Leuckart, 1816 – two species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population South Andean deer. H. bisulcus (Molina, 1782) Southern Andes mountains: Size: 144–156 cm (57–61 in) long, plus 12–13 cm (5–5 in) tail; 80–90 cm (31–35 in) tall at shoulder [20]
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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 ...
Species of Eucladoceros were large-sized deer. European species lie E. dicranios and E. ctenoides are suggested to have reached a body mass of 250–300 kilograms (550–660 lb), [3] while East Asian E. boulei is suggested to have reached body masses of 350 kilograms (770 lb). [2] Body size of European species increased over time. [4]
The larger species had proportionally longer legs than mainland deer, while the dwarf species had proportionally shorter legs. [12] The large size of the only known individual of C. major may be due to pituitary gigantism , in which case the species may be a synonym of one of the smaller species, perhaps the red deer sized C. dorothensis , [ 13 ...
Cervalces scotti size chart. It was as large as the modern moose, with an elk -like head, long legs, and palmate antlers that were more complex and heavily branching than the moose. [ 3 ] Cervalces scotti reached 2.5 m (8.2 ft) in length and a weight of 708.5 kg (1,562 lb).
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Animals range in size from 8.5 millionths of a metre to 33.6 metres (110 ft) long and have complex interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The study of animals is called zoology .