Capreolinae, also known as Odocoileinae (an invalid junior synonym In scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different scientific names used for a single taxon. Usage and terminology are different for zoology and botany) or the New World deer (denoting their place of origin, not their current distribution), is a subfamily What does and does not belong to each family is determined by a taxonomist. Similarly for the question if a particular family should be recognized at all. Often there is no exact agreement, with different taxonomists each taking a different position. There are no hard rules that a taxonomist needs to follow in describing or recognizing a family of deer Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. They include for example Moose, Red Deer, Reindeer, Roe and Chital. Animals from related families within the order Artiodactyla are often also considered to be deer – these include muntjac and water deer. Male deer of all species but the Chinese Water deer and female reindeer grow and.
Species
- Alces The moose or European elk (Europe) (Alces alces) is the largest extant species in the deer family. Moose are distinguished by the palmate antlers of the males; other members of the family have antlers with a "twig-like" configuration. Moose typically inhabit boreal and mixed deciduous forests of the Northern Hemisphere in temperate to
- Blastocerus The Marsh Deer, Blastocerus dichotomus , is the largest deer species from South America reaching a length of 2 meters and a height of 1.2 meters at the rump. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. Formerly found through all of tropical South America today it is reduced to small isolated populations at marsh and lagoon
- Capreolus The European Roe Deer , also known as the Western Roe Deer or chevreuil, is an Eurasian species of deer. It is relatively small, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapted to cold environments. Roe Deer are widespread in Western Europe, from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia, and from the British Isles to the Caucasus. It is distinct from the
- European/Western Roe Deer The European Roe Deer , also known as the Western Roe Deer or chevreuil, is an Eurasian species of deer. It is relatively small, reddish and grey-brown, and well-adapted to cold environments. Roe Deer are widespread in Western Europe, from the Mediterranean to Scandinavia, and from the British Isles to the Caucasus. It is distinct from the (Capreolus capreolus)
- Siberian/Eastern Roe Deer Capreolus pygargus, also known as the Siberian roe deer or eastern roe deer, is a species of roe deer found in northeastern Asia. In addition to Siberia, it is found in Kazakhstan, the Tian Shan Mountains, Eastern Tibet, the Korean peninsula, and northeastern China. In addition, it may have become naturalized in England for a short period in the (Capreolus pygargus)
- Hippocamelus Hippocamelus is a genus of Cervidae, the deer family. It compromises two endangered Andean species, commonly known as huemuls or güemals , and taruca. The huemuls have a stocky, thick, and short-legged body. These mammals live at high altitudes in the summer, then move down the mountains in the fall and spend the winter in sheltered forested
- Taruca/Peruvian Guemal/North Andean Deer The Taruca , or North Andean Deer, is a species of deer that ranges across the Andes of Peru and Bolivia and the north of Chile and the northwest of Argentina. The animals weigh between 45 and 65 kilograms and stand 70 to 80 centimeters (Hippocamelus antisensis)
- Chilean Huemul/South Andean Deer The South Andean Deer or Huemul, is an endangered species of deer native to the mountains of Argentina and Chile. One of two mid-sized deer of the Hippocamelus genus, the South Andean Deer ranges across the high mountainsides and cold valleys of the Andes. The distribution and habitat, behaviour, and diet of the deer have all been the subject of (Hippocamelus bisulcus)
- Mazama Brocket deer are the deer species of the Mazama genus. They are small in size, dwell primarily in forests and found in the Yucatán Peninsula, South America and the island of Trinidad. They are similar to the Duiker species, but unrelated. There are ten known species of brocket deer, all of them closely related
- Red Brocket The Red Brocket , is a species of brocket deer from South America. It also occurs on the island of Trinidad in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. Its body is mostly chestnut in color, with a lighter brown head and neck. The inner thighs and the underside of the tail are white. The male has small antlers. This species is the largest of the (Mazama americana)
- Merioa Brocket (Mazama bricenii)
- Dwarf Brocket The Dwarf Brocket , or Chunyi, is a small species of deer native to Bolivia and Peru. The deer is brown, with dark grey foreparts and neck. The underparts are lighter brown, and the muzzle short and thick. It weighs approximately 11 kilograms (Mazama chunyi)
- Grey Brocket (Mazama gouazoubira)
- Pygmy Brocket The Pygmy Brocket, Mazama nana, is a brocket deer species from South America. It is found in Argentina, southern Brazil and Paraguay. It is known locally as the bororò. It is a small deer with short legs, weighing 15 to 20 kilograms. It is reddish-brown in color (Mazama nana)
- Yucatan Brown Brocket The Yucatan Brown Brocket is a small species of deer native to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, Belize and Guatemala. While it is found in humid tropical forest like other brocket deer, the Yucatan Brown Brocket also ranges across arid, open habitats of the Yucatan. It has been treated as synonym for or subspecies of the sympatric Central (Mazama pandora)
- Little Red Brocket The Little Red Brocket is a small, little-studied deer native to the Andes of Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. It is one of the smallest Brocket deer. The coat is reddish-brown to gray, with white undersides. The Merida Brocket was formerly treated as a subspecies of this species (Mazama rufina)
- Small Red Brocket The Small Red Brocket is a species of even-toed ungulate in the Cervidae family. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss (Mazama bororo)
- Fair Brocket The fair brocket, Mazama ochroleuca, also known as the white brocket deer or veado branco to locals, is a newly-described endemic species of brocket deer, described by Marc van Roosmalen in Rio Aripuanã, Brazil in 2007 (Mazama ochroleuca)
- Odocoileus Odocoileus is a genus of medium-sized deer containing two species native to the Americas
- Mule deer/Black-tailed deer The mule deer is a deer whose habitat is in the western half of North America. It gets its name from its large mule-like ears. Adult male mule deer are called bucks, adult females are called does, and young of both sexes are called fawns. The black-tailed deer is considered by some a distinct species though it is classified as a subspecies of the (Odocoileus hemionus)
- White-tailed deer The white-tailed deer , also known as the Virginia deer, or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized deer native to the United States (all but five of the states), Canada, Mexico, Central America, and in South America as far south as Peru. It has also been introduced to New Zealand and some countries in Europe, such as Finland and the Czech (Odocoileus virginianus)
- Ozotoceros Pampas deer, Ozotoceros bezoarticus Linnaeus 1766, live in the grasslands of South America at low elevations. They are also known as Venado or Gama. Their habitat includes water and hills, often with winter drought, and grass that is high enough to cover a standing deer. Many of them live on the Pantanal wetlands, where there are ongoing
- Pudu Pudu is a genus comprising two species of deer endemic to South America—the world's smallest and second smallest deer. The etymology of the name is uncertain, but many forms are considered correct. Pudús are divided into two species: the Northern pudú (Pudu mephistophiles) is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile; the Southern or Chilean PudÃ
- Northern Pudú Pudu is a genus comprising two species of deer endemic to South America—the world's smallest and second smallest deer. The etymology of the name is uncertain, but many forms are considered correct. Pudús are divided into two species: the Northern pudú (Pudu mephistophiles) is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile; the Southern or Chilean Pudà (Pudu mephistophiles)
- Southern Pudú The Southern Pudu is a species of even-toed ungulate in the Cervidae family. This deer is found in the Southern Andes of Chile and Argentina. It lives on high mountainsides, up to 2,000 metres (1.24 miles), but can also be found at much lower altitudes, and can be found along the coast. Rather than living in open habitats, it prefers woodlands and (Pudu puda)
- Rangifer The reindeer , also known as the caribou in North America, is a deer from the Arctic and Subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations. While overall widespread and numerous, some of its subspecies are rare and one (or two, depending on taxonomy) have already gone extinct
- Reindeer The reindeer , also known as the caribou in North America, is a deer from the Arctic and Subarctic, including both resident and migratory populations. While overall widespread and numerous, some of its subspecies are rare and one (or two, depending on taxonomy) have already gone extinct (Caribou when wild in North America) (Rangifer tarandus)
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