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Genus Elaphurus – H. Milne-Edwards, 1872 – one species Common name Scientific name and subspecies Range Size and ecology IUCN status and estimated population Père David's deer. E. davidianus Milne-Edwards, 1866: China Size: 183–216 cm (72–85 in) long, plus 22–36 cm (9–14 in) tail [95]
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 ...
A November 2023 news article about the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act summed up the problem for Key deer this way: "Rising seas created the Key deer. Rapidly rising seas, a symptom of human-caused climate change, are challenging its continued existence and raising tough questions for the people trying to keep the nation's more ...
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Pages in category "Deer" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The water deer (Hydropotes inermis) is a small deer species native to Korea and China. Its prominent tusks , similar to those of musk deer , have led to both subspecies being colloquially named vampire deer in English-speaking areas to which they have been imported.
The northern pudu is the smallest species of deer in the world, standing 32 to 35 cm (13 to 14 in) tall at the shoulder and weighing 3.3 to 6 kg (7.3 to 13.2 lb). [7] The antlers of the northern pudu grow to about 6 cm (2.4 in) long and curve backward.
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 ...