Animals

Types of Deer

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Deer
Scientific Name
Range
Male Weight (kg)
Antler Spread (cm)
Known For
Moose
Alces alcesNorthern Hemisphere boreal600200World's largest deer, palmate antlers, solitary, swims well
Elk (Wapiti)
Cervus canadensisNorth America, E Asia330150Bugling mating call, second largest deer, harems
Red Deer
Cervus elaphusEurope, W Asia, NW Africa200115Highland stag, Monarch of the Glen, loud roars in rut
Caribou (Reindeer)
Rangifer tarandusArctic, subarctic180135Only deer where females grow antlers, Santa's sleigh team
Sambar
Rusa unicolorSouth and SE Asia260110Largest Asian deer, tiger's main prey, dark shaggy coat
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianusAmericas9060Most abundant American deer, white tail flag warning
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionusWestern North America10075Huge mule-like ears, bounding stot gait, forked antlers
Fallow Deer
Dama damaEurope (introduced worldwide)9070Palmate antlers, spotted coat, medieval deer parks
Sika Deer
Cervus nipponE Asia7545Nara temple deer of Japan, spotted coat, introduced invasive
Axis Deer (Chital)
Axis axisIndian subcontinent8590Most beautiful deer, lifelong spots, forms huge herds
Roe Deer
Capreolus capreolusEurope3025Small, shy, European woodlands, delayed implantation
Reeves's Muntjac
Muntiacus reevesiSE China (invasive UK)1315Barking deer, tusk-like canines, tiny and ancient
Pere David's Deer
Elaphurus davidianusChina (reintroduced)20080Extinct in wild 1900, saved by UK duke, reintroduced
Water Deer
Hydropotes inermisChina, Korea130Has no antlers, tusks instead, vampire deer, aquatic
Barasingha (Swamp Deer)
Rucervus duvauceliiIndia, Nepal180100Twelve-tined antlers, wetland specialist, vulnerable
Pudu
Pudu pudaS Chile, S Argentina108World's smallest deer, size of a hare, stubby spike antlers

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