Dama dama

Also known as fallow deer

species of mammal

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Dama dama is a species of medium-sized deer native to the Mediterranean region, characterized by its reddish-brown coat with white spots and flattened antlers in males. This species is notable for its widespread introduction to parks and estates across Europe and beyond, making it one of the most commonly kept wild deer species in captivity.

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Species

Least Concern

Dama dama

SPECIES

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassMammalia
OrderArtiodactyla
FamilyCervidae

Observations recorded211,665

黇鹿(tiānlù)（学名：Dama dama）是鹿科的一种反刍动物，原先僅分布於歐洲地區，之後被陸續引進至安地卡及巴布達、阿根廷、南非、比奧科島、聖多美、馬達加斯加、模里西斯、馬約特、留尼旺、塞席爾、科摩羅群島（英语：Comoro Islands）、摩洛哥、阿爾及利亞、突尼西亞、賽普勒斯、以色列、維德角、黎巴嫩、澳洲、紐西蘭、加拿大、美國、福克蘭群島與祕魯。目前生活在西亚的波斯黇鹿（D. mesopotamica）即为其近亲，但有時候視為是黇鹿的亞種（D. d. mesopotamica）。

via GBIF · IUCN

Bird sounds

mating call· Ireland· quality A
calls of females, males dueling in the arena, clash of horns· Italy· quality A
call· United Kingdom· quality A
call· Germany· quality B

via Xeno-canto

Wikidata facts

Mass: 5
Image: Silz daim1.jpg

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taxon name: Dama dama
Commons category: Dama dama
Commons gallery: Dama dama
gestation period: 31.5
longest observed lifespan: 21.1
taxon common name: Վիթ
taxon author citation: (Linnaeus, 1758)
short name: D. dama

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Article

The European fallow deer (Dama dama), also known as the common fallow deer or simply fallow deer, is a species of deer native to Eurasia. It is one of two living species of fallow deer alongside the Persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica). It is historically native to Turkey and possibly the Italian Peninsula, Balkan Peninsula, and the island of Rhodes near Anatolia. During the Pleistocene it inhabited much of Europe, and has been reintroduced to its prehistoric distribution by humans. It has also been introduced to other regions in the world.

Taxonomy