Cervus dama Linnaeus, 1758 . Syst. Nat., 10th ed., 1:67.

REVIEWED BY: A. C. Ziegler (ACZ).

TYPE LOCALITY: Sweden (introduced) .

DISTRIBUTION: Europe; Iraq; W. Iran; formerly N. Africa; introduced in Australia, New Zealand, N. E. New Guinea (now possibly extirpated), and New World.

COMMENT: Includes mesopotamicus; see Corbet, 1978:199. Formerly placed in Dama

PROTECTED STATUS: CITES - Appendix I as Dama mesopotamica only. U.S. ESA - Endangered as Dama dama mesopotamica subspecies only.

ISIS NUMBER: 5301419006004003001 as C. dama .

5301419006004008001 as C. mesopotamicus (sic).