Capreolus (asia)


 

1 species

| Roe Deer |

| Capreolus capreolus |

 

Roe DeerCommun name : Roe Deer
Latin name : Capreolus capreolus (Linnaeus 1758)
Localisation : Europe, Asia
Habitat : wooded area
Size : 95 cm to 1,3 m length, 75 cm high

It's the smallest European cervidae weighing 20 to 30 kg.
Sedentary, solitary and monogamous.

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2 sub-species

  • Capreolus capreolus bedfordi : Chinese Roe Deer, Manchuria, China and Korea (Thomas 1908) .
  • Capreolus capreolus pygargus : Siberian Row Deer, Siberia and northern Asia (Pallas 1771) mountain forest as far as 5000 m heigth.