CERVIDAE (DEER) Goldfuss, 1820
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6514377 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6514383 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A087C4-FFC5-FFC4-FD26-FDD3E392FA93 |
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Conny |
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CERVIDAE |
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Family CERVIDAE View in CoL
(DEER)
• Small to large advanced ruminants with elongated head, long legs, and short tail; male typically with pair of deciduous antlers.
• 70-310 cm. View Figure
• Holarctic, Indo-Malayan, and Neotropical Regions. View Figure
• Mainly forested habitats, but also grassland, swamps, and tundra.
• 18 genera, 53 species,at least 169 extant taxa. View Figure
• 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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