Specy

Red Deer

Mammals

The red deer is one of the largest species of deer, native to most of Europe, the Caucasus, Anatolia, Iran and parts of western Asia, and the only deer species native to Africa, where it survives in the Atlas Mountains of the northwest. It has also been introduced to Australia, New Zealand and the Americas, and its meat, venison, is widely used as food. A ruminant with a four-chambered stomach, the red deer is genetically better understood as a group of related species than a single species, and though once rare in parts of Europe it has recovered through reintroduction and conservation efforts in places such as the United Kingdom and Portugal.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Derived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status.
Scientific Name
Cervus elaphus 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Body Size Band
Large 5
Activity Pattern
Nocturnal 5
Activity Pattern
Crepuscular 5
Lifespan
31.5 6
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Artiodactyla, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
Cervidae, Taxa
Source Red Deer (Wikipedia)

In Biome

Boreal Forest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Cervus elaphus (Animal Diversity Web)

In Ecosystem

Black Forest, Ecosystems
Source World Wildlife Fund
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Found In

Afghanistan

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Africa

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Argentina

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Australia

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Belgium

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Chile

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Czechia

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Denmark

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Estonia

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France

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Indonesia

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Italy

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Kazakhstan

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Mexico

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New Zealand

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North America

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Norway

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Peru

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Russia

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South Africa

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South America

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South Asia

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Spain

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Sweden

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Diet: Herbivore
2. Red Deer (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    The red deer (Cervus elaphus) is a species of deer in the genus Cervus.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • inhabits Europe/Asia/Africa land regions
  • article text (relationship to people), EntityId 286011
    Red deer have been introduced to other areas, including Australia, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, Peru, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cervidae, Lead
    is a species of deer in the genus Cervus
View the Source
3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species API
  • Living or Extinct: Yes
View the Source
4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Cervus elaphus (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: Boreal Forest, Habitat: Terrestrial Biomes
    Terrestrial Biomes taiga taiga savanna or grassland savanna or grassland forest forest mountains mountains
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5. Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014): EltonTraits 1.0 mammal diet data
Ecological Archives E095-178 (Wilman et al. 2014)
  • Row: cervus elaphus
    5307 Cervus elaphus Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 0 Ref_1 ABC 165015.85 Ref_117 1
  • MamFuncDat.txt row Cervus elaphus, Activity columns
    Cervus elaphus Cervidae 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 Ref_1 ABC G A 1 1 0
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6. Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of Liverpool: AnAge entry for Cervus elaphus
Human Ageing Genomic Resources, University of LiverpoolLifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Quote, Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
Maximum longevity 31.5 years (captivity)
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Wikidata: Red Deer
Wikidata Q79794, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: ArtiodactylaView the Source
World Wildlife Fund
World Wildlife FundIn Ecosystem: Black ForestView the Source
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