Capreolus
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| Capreolus | |
|---|---|
| A male and a female European roe deer | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Capreolinae |
| Genus: | Capreolus Gray, 1821 |
Capreolus is a genus of deer with at least two extant species:
| Image | Scientific name | Common Name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capreolus capreolus | European roe deer | Scotland south to the Mediterranean and east to Iran and the Caucasus. Introduced to Ireland, Australia, and Pohnpei. | |
| Capreolus pygargus | Siberian roe deer | Urals south to the Caucasus and east to Manchuria. Briefly nautralized in England, but extirpated by 1945. |
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