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What is the genus and species of a deer?
White-tailed Deer
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Cervidae |
| Genus | Odocoileus |
| Species | O. virginianus |
What is the deer species called?
Cervidae
The deer (family Cervidae) comprises 43 species of hoofed ruminants in the order Artiodactyla. They are notable for having two large and two small hooves on each foot and also for having antlers in the males of most species and in the females of one species.
What is the scientific name of spotted deer?
Axis axis
Chital/Scientific names
By The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica | View Edit History. chital, also called Spotted Deer, or Axis Deer, (Cervus axis, sometimes Axis axis), Asiatic deer, belonging to the family Cervidae (order Artiodactyla). It lives in grasslands and forests in India and Sri Lanka in herds of up to 100 or more.
What are the small deer called?
Two closely related species of pudu, the northern and southern, are the smallest deer species on earth. They stand about 12 to 17 inches at the shoulder; at birth fawns are only about six inches high. And a pudu fawn is almost impossibly cute: part bunny, part Bambi, part plush toy.
What is a piebald whitetail deer?
A piebald deer is usually characterized by a lack of pigment in patches around its body; those areas appear white, in addition to the normally white areas like the belly, underneath the tail, around the nose, ears, and throat patch.
What is a female axis deer called?
doe
The male axis deer is known as a buck whereas the female deer is called a doe.
What is the scientific name of barking deer?
Muntiacus
Muntjac/Scientific names
The Indian muntjac (Muntiacus muntjak), also called the southern red muntjac and barking deer, is a deer species native to South and Southeast Asia. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Jump to navigation Jump to search. A genus of mammals belonging to the deer, muntjac , roe deer, reindeer, and moose family of ruminants. Cervus is a genus of deer that primarily are native to Eurasia , although one species occurs in northern Africa and another in North America.
What are fun facts about deer?
Fun Facts about Deer for Kids Male deer are called bucks. A group of deer is called a herd. Male deer grow antlers every year. Does (female deer) have one or two babies in the spring or early summer. Bobcats , coyotes, and mountain lions prey on deer. Deer can run up to 30 miles per hour to escape. Males sometimes fight over females.
What animals are deer?
A family of mammals belonging to even-toed ungulates. Deer (singular and plural) are the hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae . The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac , the elk (wapiti), the fallow deer, and the chital; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer (caribou), the roe deer, and the moose.
What is the scientific name of the white-tailed deer?
The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known as the whitetail or Virginia deer, is a medium-sized deer native to North America, Central America, Ecuador , and South America as far south as Peru and Bolivia .