Deer↕ | Scientific Name↕ | Range↕ | Male Weight (kg)↕ | Antler Spread (cm)↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moose | Alces alces | Northern Hemisphere boreal | 600 | 200 | World's largest deer, palmate antlers, solitary, swims well |
Elk (Wapiti) | Cervus canadensis | North America, E Asia | 330 | 150 | Bugling mating call, second largest deer, harems |
Red Deer | Cervus elaphus | Europe, W Asia, NW Africa | 200 | 115 | Highland stag, Monarch of the Glen, loud roars in rut |
Caribou (Reindeer) | Rangifer tarandus | Arctic, subarctic | 180 | 135 | Only deer where females grow antlers, Santa's sleigh team |
Sambar | Rusa unicolor | South and SE Asia | 260 | 110 | Largest Asian deer, tiger's main prey, dark shaggy coat |
White-tailed Deer | Odocoileus virginianus | Americas | 90 | 60 | Most abundant American deer, white tail flag warning |
Mule Deer | Odocoileus hemionus | Western North America | 100 | 75 | Huge mule-like ears, bounding stot gait, forked antlers |
Fallow Deer | Dama dama | Europe (introduced worldwide) | 90 | 70 | Palmate antlers, spotted coat, medieval deer parks |
Sika Deer | Cervus nippon | E Asia | 75 | 45 | Nara temple deer of Japan, spotted coat, introduced invasive |
Axis Deer (Chital) | Axis axis | Indian subcontinent | 85 | 90 | Most beautiful deer, lifelong spots, forms huge herds |
Roe Deer | Capreolus capreolus | Europe | 30 | 25 | Small, shy, European woodlands, delayed implantation |
Reeves's Muntjac | Muntiacus reevesi | SE China (invasive UK) | 13 | 15 | Barking deer, tusk-like canines, tiny and ancient |
Pere David's Deer | Elaphurus davidianus | China (reintroduced) | 200 | 80 | Extinct in wild 1900, saved by UK duke, reintroduced |
Water Deer | Hydropotes inermis | China, Korea | 13 | 0 | Has no antlers, tusks instead, vampire deer, aquatic |
Barasingha (Swamp Deer) | Rucervus duvaucelii | India, Nepal | 180 | 100 | Twelve-tined antlers, wetland specialist, vulnerable |
Pudu | Pudu puda | S Chile, S Argentina | 10 | 8 | World's smallest deer, size of a hare, stubby spike antlers |
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