Siberian roe deer

Siberian roe deer
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Cervidae
Subfamily:	Odocoileinae
Genus:	Capreolus
Species:	C. pygargus
Binomial name
Capreolus pygargus Pallas, 1771
Subspecies
Capreolus pygargus pygargus Capreolus pygargus tianschanicus

Capreolus pygargus, also known as the Siberian roe deer or eastern roe deer, is a species of roe deer found in northeastern Asia. In addition to Siberia and Mongolia, it is found in Kazakhstan, the Tian Shan Mountains, Eastern Tibet, the Korean peninsula, and northeastern China. In addition, it may have become naturalized in England for a short period in the early 20th century as an escapee from Woburn but they died out and none are currently extant.^{[citation needed]}

The Siberian roe deer was once considered as the same species as the European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), but it is now considered to be separate^{[citation needed]}. It has larger antlers with more branches than those of European roe deer. The Siberian species can be found across central Asia and in the Caucasus Mountains and weighs up to 59 kg. The Siberian and European roe deer meet at the Caucasus Mountains with the Siberian roe deer occupying the northern flank, and the European roe deer occupying the southern flank, Asia Minor, and parts of north-western Iran. Roe deer can jump up to 15 metres, and generally live about 8–12 years, with a maximum of about 14–18 years.

There are two subspecies of Siberian roe deer, Capreolus pygargus pygargus and Capreolus pygargus tianshanicus.

References

• Deer of the World: Their Evolution, Behavior, and Ecology - by Dr. Valerius Geist

See also

• List of mammals of Korea
• Siberia
• Manchuria