Crimean red deer

Crimean red deer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Genus: Cervus
Species:
C. elaphus
Subspecies:
C. e. brauneri
Trinomial name
Cervus elaphus brauneri
Charlemagne, 1920

The Crimean red deer (Cervus elaphus brauneri) also known as Brauner's red deer,[1] is a subspecies of the red deer[2] that is native to the southern Crimean Peninsula, Russian-occupied territory of Ukraine.[3]

Description

They are very similar in color and appearance to the main subspecies of the red deer, but may be a bit smaller, although this can not be proven. Brown to a red colored coat or hide, with semi-large antlers, long ears, and a partially distinctive snout color pattern. The fur on their snouts are somewhat different from other subspecies, but generally from a distance looks the same.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Crimean Red Deer (Subspecies Cervus elaphus brauneri)". iNaturalist United Kingdom. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
  2. ^ "Cervus elaphus brauneri Charlemagne, 1920". ITIS - Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Cervus elaphus brauneri Charlemagne, 1920". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
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