Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Scotland
Roe Deer are distributed in Europe and Asia although the subspecies known as Siberian and Chinese Roe Deer are considerably larger than the European subspecies.
Roe Deer
Related Category: Vertebrate Zoology
small, short-horned deer, Capreolus capreolus, of Britain and Europe and as far east as China and Siberia.
Roe deer are one of Britain's native deer species and have become the most widespread. They became largely extinct in the 1700s and were only later reintroduced.
Roe deer arecommon throughout many parts of of Scandinavia and western Russia and in many areas they are abundant. They are generally found in open mixed, coniferous or purely deciduous woodlands.
Diet ...
Roe Deer (C. capreolus) Â- Siberian Roe Deer (C. pygargus)
Rangifer
Reindeer (R. tarandus) ...
Carnivore
Wild: roe deer, wild boar, sika deer, musk deer and hares
Zoo: carnivore diet, bones, vitamins, enrichment treats
habitat/range ...
musk deer Moschus moschiferus Siberian musk deer Family Cervidae Subfamily Capreolinae Alces Alces alces European elk Alces americanus American moose Blastocerus Blastocerus dichotomus Marsh deer Capreolus Capreolus capreolus European roe deer ...
Large ungulate prey species include reindeer, roe deer, wild sheep, elk or red deer, maral and moose. Wolverines can be very swift when on the attack, reaching speeds of over 48 km an hour.
The gestation period is anywhere between 160 days (just over 5 months) in the Musk deer to ten months for the Roe deer.
Amur tigers' large size gives them an advantage when hunting their favorite prey -- big animals such as the wild boar, elk, and roe deer.
Diet: large mammals (such as roe deer, sika deer, and wild boar), small mammals (such as badgers and hares)
Mating Season: little known, possibly year-round
Number of Offspring: up to 6 (average 2-3) ...
The main prey species are roe deer and sika deers, small wild boars, along with hares, badgers and raccoon dogs.
Roe deer are nervous quarry, and the hounds which are used to hunt them must move slowly, especially in areas where heavy snow can be expected in late autumn.
Family Cervidae - deer, including musk deer, moose, muntjacs, brockets, roe deer, pudu, caribou, elk, etc.
Family Antilocapridae - pronghorn
Family Bovidae - antelope, cattle, goats, sheep ...
Red brocket (Mazama americana)
Philippine brown deer (Rusa marianna)
Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus)
Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi)
Huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) ...
This area once contained Amur leopards, and the reserve is a strong candidate for a future reintroduction program. Researchers plan to use camera traps to photograph predator/prey species in the reserve (including tigers, roe deer, and sika deer) to ...
ungulates), Suborder Ruminantia (ruminants), Family Cervidae (deer, elk, moose, etc.), Subfamilies: Cervinae (elk, fallow deer, etc.), Hydropotinae (Chinese Water Deer), Muntiacinae (Barking Deer, Muntjac), Odocoileinae (moose, caribou, roe deer, ...
 See also: Deer, Sheep, Red Deer, Elk, Takin
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