Cervidae – See Animals Wild

Cervidae (the deer family)

Cervidae is the family of deer. It is a close relation of Bovidae, which includes antelopes and giraffe.

There are 2 branches of this family Cervinae (Old World deer) and Capreolinae (New World deer). They will be linked from the images.

The first tribe in Cervini is Munticini

Munticini includes just 2 genus

Genus Elaphodus contains just one species, that of the Tufted deer

Genus Muntiacus contains 12 species, all of the worlds Muntjac species (the moschidae family)

Bornean yellow muntjac

Fea's muntjac

Giant muntjac (large antlered muntjac

Gongshan muntjac

Hairy-fronted or black-fronted muntjac

Leaf muntjac

Southern red muntjac, or malabar red muntjac (also Indian or Malabar muntjac) Many subspecies

Northern red muntjac

Pu hot muntjac

Reeves or chinese muntjac photo credit rufus46

Roosevelt muntjacs - camera trap in xuan luen reserve credit xuan lien reserve

Truong Son muntjac

Sumatran muntjac

The other (2nd) tribe is Cervini (true deers) and includes 7 genus some of these only have a few species so will be dealt with together.

In the first group we will include:

Genus Ruserus (1 species), Genus Panolia (1 species), Genus Elaphurus (1 species), Geuns Dama (2 species) in that order.

barasinghe swamp deer

and now just one genus on each set

Genus Axis

Bawean deer or Kuhl's deer

Calamian deer

Chital, spotted deer, or axis deer

Genus Cervus

Central asian red deer

Thoroids deer

Gens Rusa

Javan rusa 7 subspecies

Philippine deer

Sambar deer

Visayan spotted deer

Capreolinae which is the new world sub-family of deer. This includes 3 tribes of deer

Tribe Capreolini which includes 2 genus

Genus Capreolus (2 species) and Genus Hydropotes (1 species) (pictures in this order)

Also Tribe Alcenini which includes one Genus Alces with just one speices – the elk

I should note, that while the deer below this point may well get their own page in time, for now, they will have a little information added to their title popup.

Eastern (asian or siberian) roe deer - it is found in north-eastern Asia. Once thought to be the same species as the European roe it is no longer. It is not threatened and has 2 subspecies

western roe deer (roe deer, or European roe deer) Natively found throughout most of Europe. They are common, (Uk has around half a million)

Water deer (nickname vampire deer) - native to China and Korea (each with its own subspecies), they are classed as vulnerable to extinction . In Korea they are hunted, as their population has exploded since leopards and tigers disappeared) . There are populations outside their natural range, including the UK

Moose or elk - the second largest deer species, found throughout North America, much of Europe and northern parts of Asia, they are classed as least concern (though extinct in various places including the UK

The last tribe is Tribe Odocoileini which includes 7 genus

I will deal with these 7 genus in two blocks

In the first block:

Genus: Blastocerus 1 (species), Hippocamelus 2, Odocoileus 3, Ozotoceros 1, Pudu 2 and Rangifer 1

Marsh deer - the largest deer species of South America, found throughout tropical and sub-tropical areas. They are classed as vulnerable. Both Jaguar and Puma are missing from much of their range, which is allowing this species population to grow out of control.

South Andean deer - an endangered species, restricted to Chile (features on their coat of arms) and Argentina. These two countries are working together, but whether this work will be a success, is still to be seen

Taruca

Mule deer

White-tailed deer

Yucatan brown brocket

Last genus is genus Mazama, the Brocket family. Brocket, any of several small deer constituting the genus Mazama of the family Cervidae, and found from Mexico to South America. Timid browsers, brockets inhabit wooded areas and generally live alone or in pairs.

Amazonian brown brocket

American Red brocket and 7 subspecies

Central American red brocket

Dwarf brocket

Gray brocket and 7 subspecies

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Musk deer are similar to cervids in many respects and as such are often classified as a subfamily of the Cervidae. However, they are not. They differ in several ways, but particularly, in that both sexes lack antlers (the male has a huge, scimitar-like canine instead; females have smaller canines). They have a single opening to their lacrimal canals, versus 2 in cervids.

To read about the 7 species of Musk deer, click here