Taxa

Cervidae

Mammal Families

Cervidae is the deer family, an even-toed ungulate family native mainly to the Americas and Eurasia, comprising numerous genera including Cervus. Most male deer, and female reindeer, grow and shed a set of antlers each year, distinguishing the family from the permanently horned Bovidae.

Facts
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Defining Characteristics
Males of almost all species, and female reindeer, grow and shed antlers each year 2
Member Count Band
10 to 100 Species 3
Era First Appeared
Paleogene 4
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Amazonian brown brocket, Species
Source Amazonian brown brocket (Wikipedia)
Barasingha, Species
Source Barasingha (Wikipedia)
Bawean deer, Species
Source Bawean deer (Wikipedia)
Black-tailed deer, Species
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
Bornean yellow muntjac, Species
Source Bornean yellow muntjac (Wikipedia)
Calamian deer, Species
Source Calamian deer (Wikipedia)
Central American red brocket, Species
Source Central American red brocket (Wikipedia)
Central Asian red deer, Species
Source Central Asian red deer (Wikipedia)
Chital, Species
Source Chital (Wikipedia)
Dawson's caribou, Species
Source Wikidata: Dawson's caribou
Dwarf brocket, Species
Source Dwarf brocket (Wikipedia)
Eld's deer, Species
Source Eld's deer (Wikipedia)
Elk, Species
Source Elk (Wikipedia)
European fallow deer, Species
Source European fallow deer (Wikipedia)
Fea's muntjac, Species
Source Fea's muntjac (Wikipedia)
Giant muntjac, Species
Source Giant muntjac (Wikipedia)
Gongshan muntjac, Species
Source Gongshan muntjac (Wikipedia)
Gray brocket, Species
Source Gray brocket (Wikipedia)
Hairy-fronted muntjac, Species
Source Hairy-fronted muntjac (Wikipedia)
Indian hog deer, Species
Source Indian hog deer (Wikipedia)
Javan rusa, Species
Source Javan rusa (Wikipedia)
Leaf muntjac, Species
Source Leaf muntjac (Wikipedia)
Little red brocket, Species
Source Little red brocket (Wikipedia)
Marsh deer, Species
Source Marsh deer (Wikipedia)
Mérida brocket, Species
Source Mérida brocket (Wikipedia)
Moose, Species
Source Moose (Wikipedia)
Mule deer, Species
Source Mule deer (Wikipedia)
Northern pudú, Species
Source Northern pudú (Wikipedia)
Northern red muntjac, Species
Source Northern red muntjac (Wikipedia)
Pampas deer, Species
Source Pampas deer (Wikipedia)
Père David's deer, Species
Source Père David's deer (Wikipedia)
Persian fallow deer, Species
Source GBIF: Dama dama mesopotamica
Additional Source Persian fallow deer (Wikipedia)Lead, family placement
Philippine deer, Species
Source Philippine deer (Wikipedia)
Pu Hoat muntjac, Species
Source Pu Hoat muntjac (Wikipedia)
Pygmy brocket, Species
Source Pygmy brocket (Wikipedia)
Red brocket, Species
Source Red brocket (Wikipedia)
Red Deer, Species
Source Red Deer (Wikipedia)
Reeves's muntjac, Species
Source Reeves's muntjac (Wikipedia)
Reindeer, Species
Source Reindeer (Wikipedia)
Roe deer, Species
Source Roe deer (Wikipedia)
Roosevelt's muntjac, Species
Source Roosevelt's muntjac (Wikipedia)
Sambar Deer, Species
Source Sambar deer (Wikipedia)
Schomburgk's deer, Species
Source Schomburgk's deer (Wikipedia)
Siberian roe deer, Species
Source Siberian roe deer (Wikipedia)
Sika deer, Species
Source Sika deer (Wikipedia)
Small red brocket, Species
Source Small red brocket (Wikipedia)
South Andean deer, Species
Source South Andean deer (Wikipedia)
Southern pudú, Species
Source Southern pudú (Wikipedia)
Southern red muntjac, Species
Source Southern red muntjac (Wikipedia)
Taruca, Species
Source Taruca (Wikipedia)

Showing 1 to 50 of 57 in Parent Taxon Of, page 1 of 2.

In the Other Atlases

Found In

Africa

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Animal Diversity Web: CervidaeGeographic Range: "Cervids are widely distributed and are native to"
Quote, Geographic Range: "Cervids are widely distributed and are native to"
Cervids are widely distributed and are native to all continents except Australia, Antarctica, and most of Africa, which contains only a single sub-species of native deer, Barbary red deer .
Asia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Animal Diversity Web: CervidaeGeographic Range: "Cervids are widely distributed and are native to"
Quote, Geographic Range: "Cervids are widely distributed and are native to"
Cervids are widely distributed and are native to all continents except Australia, Antarctica, and most of Africa, which contains only a single sub-species of native deer, Barbary red deer .
Europe

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Animal Diversity Web: CervidaeGeographic Range: "Cervids are widely distributed and are native to"
Quote, Geographic Range: "Cervids are widely distributed and are native to"
Cervids are widely distributed and are native to all continents except Australia, Antarctica, and most of Africa, which contains only a single sub-species of native deer, Barbary red deer .
North America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Animal Diversity Web: CervidaeGeographic Range: "Cervids are widely distributed and are native to"
Quote, Geographic Range: "Cervids are widely distributed and are native to"
Cervids are widely distributed and are native to all continents except Australia, Antarctica, and most of Africa, which contains only a single sub-species of native deer, Barbary red deer .
South America

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Animal Diversity Web: CervidaeGeographic Range: "Cervids are widely distributed and are native to"
Quote, Geographic Range: "Cervids are widely distributed and are native to"
Cervids are widely distributed and are native to all continents except Australia, Antarctica, and most of Africa, which contains only a single sub-species of native deer, Barbary red deer .
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ23390, descriptionView the Source
2. Deer - Wikipedia
  • Introduction, sentence 1
    of the family Cervidae
  • Introduction, sentence 3
    grow and shed new antlers each year
View the Source
3. Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank): Taxon metrics for Cervidae
Catalogue of Life (ChecklistBank)Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
Quote, Taxon metrics, speciesExtantCount
"speciesExtantCount": 54
View the Source
4. Paleobiology Database: Taxon record for Cervidae
Paleobiology DatabaseTaxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
Quote, Taxon record, first appearance (firstapp_max_ma, early_interval)
"taxon_name": "Cervidae" ... "firstapp_max_ma": 37.71 ... "early_interval": "Priabonian"
View the Source
Wikidata: Cervidae
Wikidata Q23390, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Dawson's caribou
Parent Taxon Of: Dawson's caribou, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Roe deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Roe deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Roe deer, Lead, family placement
is a species of deer
View the Source
Siberian roe deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Siberian roe deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Siberian roe deer, Lead, family placement
is a species of roe deer
View the Source
Water deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Water deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Water deer, Lead, family placement
is a small deer species
View the Source
Marsh deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Marsh deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Marsh deer, Lead, family placement
is a species of deer native to South America
View the Source
South Andean deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: South Andean deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: South Andean deer, Lead, family placement
is an endangered species of deer
View the Source
Taruca (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Taruca, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Taruca, Lead, family placement
is a mid sized deer species
View the Source
Amazonian brown brocket (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Amazonian brown brocket, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Amazonian brown brocket, Lead, family placement
is a small species of deer
View the Source
Central American red brocket (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Central American red brocket, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Central American red brocket, Lead, family placement
is a species of brocket deer
View the Source
Dwarf brocket (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Dwarf brocket, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Dwarf brocket, Lead, family placement
is a small species of deer
View the Source
Gray brocket (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Gray brocket, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Gray brocket, Lead, family placement
is a species of brocket deer
View the Source
Little red brocket (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Little red brocket, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Little red brocket, Lead, family placement
is a small, little-studied deer
View the Source
Mérida brocket (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Mérida brocket, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Mérida brocket, Lead, family placement
is a small species of deer
View the Source
Pygmy brocket (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Pygmy brocket, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Pygmy brocket, Lead, family placement
is a brocket deer species from South America
View the Source
Red brocket (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Red brocket, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Red brocket, Lead, family placement
is a species of brocket deer from forests in South America
View the Source
Small red brocket (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Small red brocket, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Small red brocket, Lead, family placement
is a small species of brocket deer in the family Cervidae
View the Source
Mule deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Mule deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Mule deer, Lead, family placement
is a deer indigenous to western North America
View the Source
Yucatan brown brocket (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Yucatan brown brocket, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Yucatan brown brocket, Lead, family placement
is a small species of deer native to Central America
View the Source
Pampas deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Pampas deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Pampas deer, Lead, family placement
is a species of deer that live in the grasslands of South America
View the Source
Northern pudú (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Northern pudú, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Northern pudú, Lead, family placement
is a species of South American deer
View the Source
Southern pudú (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Southern pudú, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Southern pudú, Lead, family placement
is a species of South American deer
View the Source
Tufted deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Tufted deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Tufted deer, Lead, family placement
is a small species of deer
View the Source
Bornean yellow muntjac (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Bornean yellow muntjac, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Bornean yellow muntjac, Lead, family placement
is a muntjac deer species
View the Source
Fea's muntjac (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Fea's muntjac, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Fea's muntjac, Lead, family placement
is a species of muntjac native to southern Myanmar and Thailand
View the Source
Giant muntjac (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Giant muntjac, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Giant muntjac, Lead, family placement
is a species of muntjac deer
View the Source
Gongshan muntjac (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Gongshan muntjac, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Gongshan muntjac, Lead, family placement
is a species of muntjac
View the Source
Hairy-fronted muntjac (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Hairy-fronted muntjac, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Hairy-fronted muntjac, Lead, family placement
is a type of deer
View the Source
Leaf muntjac (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Leaf muntjac, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Leaf muntjac, Lead, family placement
is a small species of muntjac
View the Source
Northern red muntjac (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Northern red muntjac, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Northern red muntjac, Lead, family placement
is a species of muntjac
View the Source
Pu Hoat muntjac (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Pu Hoat muntjac, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Pu Hoat muntjac, Lead, family placement
is a species of muntjac
View the Source
Reeves's muntjac (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Reeves's muntjac, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Reeves's muntjac, Lead, family placement
is a species of muntjac
View the Source
Roosevelt's muntjac (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Roosevelt's muntjac, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Roosevelt's muntjac, Lead, family placement
Roosevelt's barking deer
View the Source
Southern red muntjac (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Southern red muntjac, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Southern red muntjac, Lead, family placement
is a deer species native to Southeast Asia
View the Source
Truong Son muntjac (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Truong Son muntjac, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Truong Son muntjac, Lead, family placement
is a species of muntjac deer
View the Source
Chital (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Chital, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Chital, Lead, family placement
is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent
View the Source
Calamian deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Calamian deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Calamian deer, Lead, family placement
is an endangered species of deer
View the Source
Bawean deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Bawean deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Bawean deer, Lead, family placement
is a highly threatened species of deer
View the Source
Indian hog deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Indian hog deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Indian hog deer, Lead, family placement
is a small cervid native to the region of the Indian subcontinent
View the Source
Thorold's deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Thorold's deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Thorold's deer, Lead, family placement
is a threatened species of deer
View the Source
Central Asian red deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Central Asian red deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Central Asian red deer, Lead, family placement
is a deer species native to Central Asia
View the Source
Sika deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Sika deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Sika deer, Lead, family placement
is a species of deer native to much of East Asia
View the Source
European fallow deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: European fallow deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: European fallow deer, Lead, family placement
is a species of deer native to Eurasia
View the Source
Persian fallow deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Persian fallow deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Persian fallow deer, Lead, family placement
is a species of deer that once inhabited most of West Asia
View the Source
Père David's deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Père David's deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Père David's deer, Lead, family placement
is a species of deer native to the subtropical river valleys of China
View the Source
Eld's deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Eld's deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Eld's deer, Lead, family placement
is an Endangered species of deer endemic to South and Southeast Asia
View the Source
Barasingha (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Barasingha, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Barasingha, Lead, family placement
is a deer species distributed in the Indian subcontinent
View the Source
Schomburgk's deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Schomburgk's deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Schomburgk's deer, Lead, family placement
is an extinct species of deer once endemic to central Thailand
View the Source
Visayan spotted deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Visayan spotted deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Visayan spotted deer, Lead, family placement
is a small, endangered, primarily nocturnal species of deer
View the Source
Philippine deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Philippine deer, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Philippine deer, Lead, family placement
is a vulnerable deer species endemic to the Philippines
View the Source
Javan rusa (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Javan rusa, Lead, family placement
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Javan rusa, Lead, family placement
is a large deer species native to Indonesia and Timor-Leste
View the Source
Moose (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationParent Taxon Of: Moose, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Moose, Lead
largest and heaviest extant species of deer
View the Source
Elk (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationParent Taxon Of: Elk, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Elk, Lead
second largest species within the deer family, Cervidae
View the Source
Red Deer (Wikipedia)
WikipediaParent Taxon Of: Red Deer, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Red Deer, Lead
is a species of deer in the genus Cervus
View the Source
Reindeer (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationParent Taxon Of: Reindeer, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Reindeer, Lead
is a species of deer with circumpolar distribution
View the Source
Sambar deer (Wikipedia)
Parent Taxon Of: Sambar Deer, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Sambar Deer, Lead
is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent
View the Source
White-tailed Deer (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationParent Taxon Of: White-tailed Deer, Lead
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: White-tailed Deer, Lead
is a medium-sized species of deer native to North and South America
View the Source
GBIF: Przewalskium albirostre
GBIFParent Taxon Of: Thorold's deer, Species record, family
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Thorold's deer, Species record, family
family: Cervidae
View the Source
GBIF: Dama dama mesopotamica
GBIFParent Taxon Of: Persian fallow deer, Species record, family
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Persian fallow deer, Species record, family
family: Cervidae
View the Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Black-tailed deer, Taxon record
Quote, Parent Taxon Of: Black-tailed deer, Taxon record
"family": "Cervidae"
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.

Nature Atlas

How Nature Works
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas