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Card 129/142

Name

Cervus elaphus

Red deer

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Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata

Class: Mammalia

Subclass: Theria

Infraclass: Eutheria

Order: Cetartiodactyla

Suborder: Ruminantia

Family: Cervidae

Genus: Cervus

Species: elaphus

Habitat

Terrestrial, mainly in forests

Feeding

Phytophagous

Distribution

Eurasia and North Africa, although it has been introduced in other areas. Its current distribution in the Iberian Peninsula is very wide, largely as a result of introductions and reintroductions.

Conservation status

Least concern (LC) globally (IUCN, 2018). Similar situation in Spain

Additional information

Male with branched antlers. Brown coat. Light anal shield (yellowish or light brown) flanked by dark hairs on the haunches. Short brown tail

Additional information

Bibliography

- Cahler, A. A., & Marsten, J. P. (Eds) (2012). Deer: Habitat, Behavior and Conservation (Animal Science, Issues and Professions). Nova Science Publishers Inc. Disponible en biblioteca UGR.

- Carranza, J. (2007). Cervus elaphus Linnaeus, 1758. En Atlas y Libro Rojo de los Mamíferos terrestres de España (pp. 352-355). Palomo, L. J., Gisbert, J., & Blanco, J. C. (eds). Dirección General de Biodiversidad – SECEM-SECEMU. Accesible en: https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/biodiversidad/temas/inventarios-nacionales/ieet_mami_cervus_elaphus_tcm30-99791.pdf

- Feldhamer, G. A., & McShea, W. J. (2012). Deer. The Animal Answer Guide. The Johns Hopkins University Press. Disponible en biblioteca UGR.

- Torres Porras, J., & Carranza, J. (2017). El ciervo y otros ungulados: bases científicas para su gestión y conservación. UCO Press, Editorial Universidad de Córdoba. Disponible en biblioteca UGR.

- Zachos, F. E., & Corlatti, L. (Eds). Terrestrial Cetartiodactyla (Handbook of the Mammals of Europe). Springer.