CERVIDAE (DEER) Goldfuss, 1820

Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2011, Cervidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 2 Hoofed Mammals, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 350-443 : 350

Family CERVIDAE

( DEER)

• Small to large advanced ruminants with elongated head, long legs, and short tail; male typically with pair of deciduous antlers.

• 70-310 cm.

• Holarctic, Indo-Malayan, and Neotropical Regions.

• Mainly forested habitats, but also grassland, swamps, and tundra.

• 18 genera, 53 species,at least 169 extant taxa.

• 1 species Critically Endangered, 7 species Endangered, 16 species Vulnerable; 1 species and 3 subspecies Extinct in the Wild; 1 species and 1 subspecies Extinct since 1600.

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18 genera, 53 species,at least 169 extant taxa.

• 70-310 cm.

• Holarctic, Indo-Malayan, and Neotropical Regions .