Deer species

There are many types of deer around the world. Find out about the 10 most common species and their distinguishing characteristics.

German Cervidae size pelt and antler chart deer

Know your Reindeer this Christmas! I'm not talking about Dasher, Dancer and Prancer! Wild Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) or Caribou as they are known in North America, occur across the Arctic, sub-Arctic, Tundra and Boreal biomes in North America and Eurasia, as 14-15 different sub-species (that are further divided into various ecotypes) among which, the Woodland Caribou is the largest, and the Svalbard Reindeer the smallest. The Porcupine Caribou (named after the Porcupine River) makes the…

Tufted Deer (Elaphodus cephalophus) / Cerf hupé / Image by BioBirkel from 500px

John Holden photographer Ireland from the roadside Ask permission

Continuing our series of posts about saber toothed mammals we come to a second family of living creatures. Half way between the primitive chevrotains (mouse deer) and the familiar true deer (cervi…

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Male deer grow and shed antlers annually, but do female deer have antlers? Are there certain species of deer that do while others do not?

Vampire deer. Six-inch fawns. A species no researcher has ever seen alive. And more.

Aka. Visayan Spotted Deer. Endangered

Chinese water deer. Instead of the usual horns, it grows two fangs