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Barbary stag

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Barbary stag

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Also known as Cervus elaphus barbarus

subspecies of mammal

Species

巴巴里馬鹿(Cervus elaphus barbarus)是分佈在北非的馬鹿亞種。

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
red deer
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Cervus elaphus barbarus, Tierpark Berlin, 523-629.jpg
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taxon name
Cervus elaphus barbarus
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subspecies
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Cervus elaphus barbarus
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Encyclopedic overview

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 extinct approximately 6,000 years ago.

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