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Roe deer

Roe deer
young male
female
both in Oxfordshire
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Subfamily: Capreolinae
Genus: Capreolus
Species:
C. capreolus
Binomial name
Capreolus capreolus
Range of roe deer
Synonyms

Cervus capreolus Linnaeus, 1758

The roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), also known as the roe, western roe deer,[3][4] or European roe,[3] is a species of deer. The male of the species is sometimes referred to as a roebuck. The roe is a small deer, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapted to cold environments. The species is widespread in Europe, from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia, from Scotland to the Caucasus, and east as far as northern Iran.

  1. ^ Lovari, S.; Herrero, J.; Masseti, M.; Ambarli, H.; Lorenzini, R.; Giannatos, G. (2016). "Capreolus capreolus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T42395A22161386. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T42395A22161386.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Linnæus, C. (1758). "Cervus capreolus". Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I (in Latin) (10th ed.). Holmiæ (Stockholm): Laurentius Salvius. p. 78.
  3. ^ a b "Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus, 1758)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. United States Government. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ Wilson, Don E.; F. Russell Cole, eds. (2000). Common Names of Mammals of the World. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. ISBN 1-56098-383-3.