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Species
Least ConcernObservations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals, but one captive specimen lived 12.1 years (Richard Weigl 2005).
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- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
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- Capreolus pygargus
- taxon name
- Capreolus pygargus
- taxon common name
- 狍
- habitat
- grassland
- short name
- C. pygargus
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Encyclopedic overview
The Siberian roe deer, eastern roe deer, or Asian roe deer (Capreolus pygargus), is a species of roe deer found in northeastern Asia. In addition to Siberia and Mongolia, it is found in Kazakhstan, the Tian Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan, eastern Tibet, the Korean Peninsula and forested regions of northern China.
Its specific name pygargus, literally "white-rumped", is shared by the pygarg, an antelope known in antiquity. The name was chosen by the German biologist Peter Simon Pallas in the late 18th century. The Siberian roe deer has long antlers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Siberian Roe Deer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.