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The list of species of Cervinae subfamily

The Cervinae or the Old World deer (denoting their place of origin, not their current distribution), are a subfamily of deer. Alternatively, they are known as the plesiometacarpal deer, due to their ankle structure being different from the telemetacarpal deer of the Capreolinae.

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Elk

Cervus canadensis

The elk (Cervus canadensis) is one of the largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial mammals in its native range. The common name elk, used in North America, creates confusion because the larger Alces alces,...

Red Deer

Cervus elaphus

The Red deer (Cervus elaphus) is one of the largest deer species. It is closely related and slightly larger American elk or wapiti, native to North America and eastern parts of Asia, had been regarded as a subspecies of red deer, but recently it has...

Fallow Deer

Dama dama

Fallow deer (Dama dama) are amongst the prettiest deer to be seen in Europe. They are historically native to Turkey and possibly the Italian Peninsula, the Balkan Peninsula, and the island of Rhodes in Europe. Prehistorically native to and...

Axis Deer

Axis axis

The Axis deer (Axis axis) is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent. It was first described and given a binomial name by German naturalist Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777.

Sika Deer

Cervus nippon

The Sika deer (Cervus nippon) is a species of deer native to much of East Asia and introduced to other parts of the world. Its name comes from the Japanese word shika which means "deer". In Japan, the species is known as the nihonjika (Japan deer)...

Sambar

Rusa unicolor

The sambar (Rusa unicolor) is a large deer native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The name "sambar" is also sometimes used to refer to the Philippine deer called the "Philippine sambar", and the Javan rusa called the "Sunda sambar".

Père David's Deer

Elaphurus davidianus

The Père David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus) is a species of deer, the only extant member of the genus Elaphurus. Based on genetic comparisons, Père David's deer is closely related to Eld's deer. Père David's deer were hunted almost to extinction in...

Kashmir stag

Cervus canadensis hanglu

The Kashmir stag (Cervus hanglu hanglu ), also called hangul, is a subspecies of Central Asian red deer endemic to Kashmir and surrounding areas. It is found in dense riverine forests in the high valleys and mountains of Jammu and Kashmir and...

Roosevelt elk

Cervus canadensis roosevelti

The Roosevelt elk (Cervus canadensis roosevelti), also known commonly as the Olympic elk and Roosevelt's wapiti, is the largest of the four surviving subspecies of elk (Cervus canadensis ) in North America by body mass (although by antler size, both...

Southern Red Muntjac

Muntiacus muntjak

The Southern red muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak) is a deer species native to Southeast Asia. It was formerly known as the Indian muntjac or the Common muntjac before the species was taxonomically revised to represent only populations of Sunda and...

Reeves's Muntjac

Muntiacus reevesi

Reeves's muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) is a muntjac species native to East Asia. It takes its name from John Reeves, a naturalist employed by the British East India Company in the 19th century.

Eastern elk

Cervus canadensis canadensis

The eastern elk (Cervus canadensis canadensis ) is an extinct subspecies or distinct population of elk that inhabited the northern and eastern United States, and southern Canada. The last eastern elk was shot in Pennsylvania on September 1, 1877....

Rocky Mountain elk

Cervus canadensis nelsoni

The Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis nelsoni ) is a subspecies of elk found in the Rocky Mountains and adjacent ranges of Western North America.

Tule elk

Cervus canadensis nannodes

The tule elk (Cervus canadensis nannodes ) is a subspecies of elk found only in California, ranging from the grasslands and marshlands of the Central Valley to the grassy hills on the coast. The subspecies name derives from the tule, a species of...

Hog Deer

Hyelaphus porcinus

The Indian hog deer (Axis porcinus ) is a small deer native to the Indo-Gangetic Plain in Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, Bangladesh to mainland Southeast Asia. It also occurs in western Thailand, and is possibly extirpated from China (in...

Tufted Deer

Elaphodus cephalophus

The tufted deer (Elaphodus cephalophus ) is a small species of deer characterized by a prominent tuft of black hair on its forehead and fang-like canines for the males. It is a close relative of the muntjac, living somewhat further north over a wide...

Rusa Deer

Rusa timorensis

The Javan rusa or Sunda sambar (Rusa timorensis ) is a deer native to Indonesia and East Timor. Introduced populations exist in a wide variety of locations in the Southern Hemisphere.

Persian Fallow Deer

Dama dama mesopotamica

The Persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica ) is a deer species once native to all of the Middle East, but currently only living in Iran and Israel. It was reintroduced in Israel. It has been listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2008....

Eld's Deer

Panolia eldii

Eld's deer (Rucervus eldii (or Panolia eldii )), also known as the thamin or brow-antlered deer, is an endangered species of deer endemic to South Asia.

Philippine Deer

Rusa marianna

The Philippine deer (Rusa marianna ), also known as the Philippine sambar or Philippine brown deer, is a vulnerable deer species endemic to the Philippines. It was first described from introduced populations in the Mariana Islands, hence the...

Manchurian wapiti

Cervus canadensis xanthopygus

The Manchurian wapiti (Cervus canadensis xanthopygus ) is a subspecies of the wapiti native to East Asia.

Scottish red deer

Cervus elaphus scoticus

The Scottish red deer (Cervus elaphus scoticus ) is a subspecies of red deer, which is native to Great Britain. Like the red deer of Ireland, it migrated from continental Europe sometime in the Stone Age. The Scottish red deer is farmed for meat,...

Barbary stag

Cervus elaphus barbarus

The Barbary stag (Cervus elaphus barbarus ), also known as the Atlas deer or African elk, is a subspecies of the red deer that is native to North Africa. It is the only deer known to be native to Africa, aside from Megaceroides algericus, which went...

Merriam's elk

Cervus canadensis merriami

The Merriam's elk (Cervus canadensis merriami ) is an extinct subspecies of elk once found in the arid lands of the southwestern United States (in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas), as well as in Mexico. Uncontrolled hunting and cattle grazing since...

Thorold's deer

Cervus albirostris

Thorold's deer (Cervus albirostris ) is a threatened species of deer found at high altitudes in the eastern Tibetan Plateau. It is also known as the White-lipped deer for the white patches around its muzzle. This deer was first scientifically...

Giant Muntjac

Muntiacus vuquangensis

The Giant muntjac (Muntiacus vuquangensis) is a species of muntjac deer. It is the largest muntjac species and is most closely related to the Indian muntjac.

Altai Wapiti

Cervus canadensis sibiricus

The Altai wapiti (Cervus canadensis sibiricus) is a subspecies of Elk. It is sometimes called the Altai elk by North Americans.

Bactrian Deer

Cervus elaphus bactrianus

The Bactrian deer (Cervus hanglu bactrianus ), also called the Bukhara deer, Bokhara deer, or Bactrian wapiti, is a lowland subspecies of Central Asian red deer native to Central Asia. It is similar in ecology to the related Yarkand deer (C. h....

Visayan Spotted Deer

Rusa alfredi

The Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi ), also known as the Visayan deer, the Philippine spotted deer or Prince Alfred's deer, is a nocturnal and endangered species of deer located primarily in the rainforests of the Visayan islands of Panay and...

Caspian Red Deer

Cervus elaphus maral

The Caspian red deer (Cervus elaphus maral) is one of the easternmost subspecies of Red deer. It is sometimes called maral, Noble deer, or Eastern red deer.

Manitoban elk

Cervus canadensis manitobensis

The Manitoban elk (Cervus canadensis manitobensis ) is a subspecies of elk found in the Midwestern United States (specifically North Dakota) and southern regions of the Canadian Prairies (specifically Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and north-central...

Bawean deer

Hyelaphus kuhlii

The Bawean deer (Axis kuhlii ), also known as Kuhl's hog deer or Bawean hog deer, is a highly threatened species of deer endemic to the island of Bawean in Indonesia. Due to ongoing habitat loss, small population size and limited range, the Bawean...

Leaf muntjac

Muntiacus putaoensis

The leaf muntjac, leaf deer or Putao muntjac (Muntiacus putaoensis ) is a small species of muntjac. It was documented in 1997 by biologist Alan Rabinowitz during his field study in the isolated Naungmung Township in Myanmar. Rabinowitz discovered...

Calamian deer

Hyelaphus calamianensis

The Calamian deer (Axis calamianensis ), also known as Calamian hog deer, is an endangered species of deer found only in the Calamian Islands of Palawan province in the Philippines. It is one of three species of deer native to the Philippines, the...

Formosan sika deer

Cervus nippon taiouanus

The Formosan sika deer (Chinese: 台灣梅花鹿; pinyin: Táiwān méihuālù ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tâi-oân hoe-lo̍k ) (Cervus nippon taiouanus ) is a subspecies of sika deer endemic to the island of Taiwan. Formosan sika, like most of the terrestrial fauna and flora of...

Corsican red deer

Cervus elaphus corsicanus

The Corsican red deer (Cervus elaphus corsicanus ), also known simply as the Corsican deer or Sardinian deer, is a subspecies of the red deer (Cervus elaphus ), endemic to the Mediterranean islands of Sardinia (Italy) and Corsica (France).

Hairy-fronted muntjac

Muntiacus crinifrons

The hairy-fronted muntjac or black muntjac (Muntiacus crinifrons ) is a type of deer currently found in Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi and Fujian in southeastern China. It is considered to be endangered, possibly down to as few as 5–10,000 individuals...

Sumatran muntjac

Muntiacus montanus

The Sumatran muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak montanus ) is a subspecies of Indian muntjac in the deer family which can be the size of a large dog. It was discovered in 1914, but had not been sighted since 1930 until one was snared and freed from a...

Manchurian sika deer

Cervus nippon mantchuricus

The Manchurian sika deer or Dybowski's sika deer (Cervus nippon mantchuricus or Cervus nippon dybowskii ) is a subspecies of deer, the largest of the 14 subspecies of sika deer. It was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1864.

Central European red deer

Cervus elaphus hippelaphus

The Central European red deer or common red deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus ) is a subspecies of red deer native to central Europe. The deer's habitat ranges from France, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, and Denmark to the western Carpathians. It was...

Roosevelt's muntjac

Muntiacus rooseveltorum

A single specimen of the Roosevelt's muntjac or Roosevelt's barking deer (Muntiacus rooseveltorum ) was presented to the Field Museum in 1929 following the Kelley-Roosevelts expedition organized by Theodore (Jnr) and Kermit Roosevelt. The specimen...

Alashan wapiti

Cervus canadensis alashanicus

The Alashan wapiti is a subspecies of Cervus canadensis (named "elk" or "wapiti" in North America), found in Northern China and Mongolia. It is the smallest subspecies of elk, has the lightest color, and is the least studied, other than the extinct...

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