15,649 observationsLeast Concern
European Fallow Deer
Dama dama
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia ›Phylum: Chordata ›Class: Mammalia ›Order: Artiodactyla ›Family: Cervidae ›Genus: Dama
About
The fallow deer (Dama dama) is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. This common species is native to Europe, but has been introduced to Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, South Africa, Fernando Pó, São Tomé, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion, Seychelles, Comoro Islands, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Cyprus, Israel, Cape Verde, Lebanon, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, the Falkland Islands, and Peru. Some taxonomers include the rarer Persian fallow deer as a subspecies (D. d....
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of European Fallow Deer is Dama dama.
- European Fallow Deer belongs to the kingdom Animalia.
- European Fallow Deer belongs to the phylum Chordata.
- European Fallow Deer belongs to the class Mammalia.
- European Fallow Deer belongs to the order Artiodactyla.
- European Fallow Deer belongs to the family Cervidae.
- European Fallow Deer belongs to the genus Dama.